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[VP; usu. pfv]

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1. [subj: human]

⇒ to scold s.o. sharply:

- X задал Y-y баню{{}}≈ X made it hot for Y;

- X gave Y what for;

- X let Y have it (with both barrels);

- X gave it to Y (good);

- X gave Y hell.

     ♦ Герой наш трухнул... порядком. Хотя... деревня Ноздрёва давно унеслась из вида... он всё ещё поглядывал назад со страхом, как бы ожидая, что вот-вот налетит погоня... "Эк, какую баню задал! Смотри ты какой!" (Гоголь 3). Our hero...had been considerably scared. Although...Nozdrev's village had long since vanished from sight...he was still casting apprehensive glances over his shoulder, as though expecting a pursuer to overtake him any moment. ..."He surely made it hot for me! What a character, that one!" (3c).

2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]

⇒ to overwhelm, defeat s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy):

- X-ы задали баню Y-ам{{}}≈ Xs clobbered <crushed, routed> Ys;

- Xs ran Ys into the ground.

3. [subj: human]

⇒ to beat, thrash s.o.:

- X задал Y-y баню{{}}≈ X beat the tar <the hell, the (living) daylights> out of Y;

- X worked Y over;

- X gave Y a good working over <going-over>.