Idiom
goon squad
Meaning
A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The company hired a goon squad to scare away the protesters.”
“The corrupt politician used a goon squad to threaten anyone who dared to speak out against his new policies.”
“Fearing for his safety, the whistleblower fled the city before the syndicate could dispatch their goon squad to silence him permanently.”
Examples
simple
“The company hired a goon squad to scare away the protesters.”
contextual
“The corrupt politician used a goon squad to threaten anyone who dared to speak out against his new policies.”
complex
“Fearing for his safety, the whistleblower fled the city before the syndicate could dispatch their goon squad to silence him permanently.”
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