Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь

ПОКАЗАТЬ ПФЕФЕРУ

•ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ ПЕРЦУкомуhighly coll

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1.Also:ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ (ПОКАЗЫВАТЬ/ПОКАЗАТЬ) ФЕФЕРУ &LT;ПФЕФЕРУ&GT;obs,coll[subj: human]

⇒to reprimands.o.harshly, take severe disciplinary measures:

-X задаст Y-y перцу••≈X will make it hot for Y;

-X will give it to Y good;

-X will show &LT;fix&GT; Y;

-X will give Y hell (what for);

-X will chew Y out.

♦ [Городничий:] ...Теперь же я задам перцу всем этим охотникам подавать просьбы и доносы (Гоголь 4).[Mayor:] ... I'll show 'em. I'll show all those who fell over themselves to lodge complaints and denunciations against me (4c).

2.[subj: human orcollect]

⇒to defeats.o.overwhelmingly (usu.a military adversary):

-X-ы задали Y-ам перцу••≈Xs routed (crushed, clobbered) Ys;

-Xs ran Ys into the ground.