- put to the sword
- Put to the swordIf someone is put to the sword, he or she is killed or executed.
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put to the sword — ► put to the sword kill, especially in war. Main Entry: ↑sword … English terms dictionary
put to the sword — KILL, execute, put to death, murder, butcher, slaughter, massacre, cut down; poetic/literary slay. → sword * * * put to the sword see under ↑sword • • • Main Entry: ↑put put to the sword 1. (of armies, etc) to kill (prisoners, etc) by the sword 2 … Useful english dictionary
put to the sword — {v. phr.}, {literary} To kill (people) in war, especially with a sword. * /The Romans put their enemies to the sword./ * /In some wars captives have been put to the sword./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put to the sword — {v. phr.}, {literary} To kill (people) in war, especially with a sword. * /The Romans put their enemies to the sword./ * /In some wars captives have been put to the sword./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put\ to\ the\ sword — v. phr. literary To kill (people) in war, especially with a sword. The Romans put their enemies to the sword. In some wars captives have been put to the sword … Словарь американских идиом
put to the sword — If someone is put to the sword, he or she is killed or executed. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put to the sword — to kill Usually of a large number of helpless victims, by any form of violence: ... took Siakat by storm and put not only the Egyptian garrison, but every man, woman and child in the place to the sword. (F. Harris, 1925) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
To put to the sword — Sword Sword (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[ a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put to the sword — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put to the sword — verb a) To execute, especially by using a sword. b) To severely defeat … Wiktionary
