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kiss the gunner's daughter

idiom

To be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.


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  1. 01

    betray with a kiss

    To betray someone in a seemingly inconspicuous or innocuous manner.

  2. 02

    blow a kiss

    To kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.

  3. 03

    Bricks and Mortar

    [Cockney slang]daughter

  4. 04

    daughter of Eve

    Any woman or girl; any female human.

  5. 05

    gunner's daughter

    The gun to which sailors were tied to be flogged.

  6. 06

    kiss and cry

    The publicly viewable enclosure in which figure skaters sit immediately after a performance, while they await and receive the judging results.

  7. 07

    kiss and make up

    To settle one's differences and forgive.

  8. 08

    kiss and tell

    To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.

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