add insult to injury »
To further a loss with mockery or indignity.
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bash up »
To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.
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cruising for a bruising »
Following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.
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dodge a bullet »
To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury or disaster.
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eye for an eye »
Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
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eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth »
Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
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fix someone's wagon »
To punish someone; to cause injury, distress, or inconvenience for someone.
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hospital pass »
A throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital. Thus, a hospital pass.
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on the mend »
Healing or recovering, as from an injury or illness.
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puff up »
To swell due to injury or illness.
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rub it in »
To add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.
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rub salt in the wound »
To make an injury feel worse.
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run over »
To drive over, causing injury or death.
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sell »
To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
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sing soprano »
To suffer castration or an injury to the testicles.
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turn the other cheek »
To accept a punishment or an injury and not act out revenge or retaliate.
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work over »
To physically attack someone to cause them injury.
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