give someone his gruel

Verb

Meaning

give someone his gruel (third-person singular simple present gives someone his gruel, present participle giving someone his gruel, simple past gave someone his gruel, past participle given someone his gruel)

(UK, slang, obsolete) To kill or trounce someone.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

give someone Hail, Columbia give someone hell give someone his due give someone his hat give someone his head give someone his head on a plate