put to the sword

English

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Verb

put to the sword (third-person singular simple present puts to the sword, present participle putting to the sword, simple past and past participle put to the sword)

(idiomatic) To execute, especially by using a sword.
Synonyms: cut down, put down, hack, strike down
(idiomatic) To severely defeat.
- 2011 January 15, Kevin Darling, “West Ham 0 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC‎:
  Robin van Persie scored twice as ruthless Arsenal put struggling West Ham to the sword in a match tipped to be Avram Grant's last as Hammers boss.
(idiomatic) To kill by warfare.

Coordinate terms

put to the torch

Translations

to execute with a sword

Finnish: surmata miekalla
French: passer au fil de l’épée (fr)
Polish: zabijać mieczem impf, zabić mieczem pf
Turkish: kılıçtan geçmek

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