If you break that vase, your mother will have your guts for garters.
have someone's guts for garters
idiomTo reprimand severely.
Origin
disputed originBy metaphor from the way that humans use animal intestines as catgut for various tensile applications; compare have someone's hide.
The manager warned the team that he would have their guts for garters if they missed the deadline again.
The stern headmaster promised to have the students' guts for garters should he discover who had vandalized the school library during the night.
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another nail in someone's coffin
An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
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answer someone's prayers
To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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apple of someone's eye
The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
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bane of someone's existence
Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.
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bash someone's face in
To beat someone violently.
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bash someone's head
To beat up someone violently.
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be someone's to lose
To be anticipated to be won by someone.