Meaning of seeing to | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A beating.
   informal
2. An act of sexual intercourse.
   informal
3. A thorough cleanup or repair.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] the weeping landlord of the pub, who I dragged away from the cellar where three of the lads were still giving him a seeing to.”

“When he wants some sex he says, 'You look as if you're in need of a seeing-to,' even though it would be obvious to anyone else that I am not in need of a seeing-to.”

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