Meaning of settle someone's hash | Babel Free

Definitions

To physically or verbally subdue someone.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Wait and see old Caleb Quirk get into the box. I'll settle his hash in half a minute.”

““But wait till I light on you, no matter where it is, I’ll settle your hash for a bit, yer little swine!””

“2004 July 8–14, "Devious Rabbit Tricks Bush Into Signing Gun Ban", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 202, "Sez Pezziden' Bush, sezee, 'I'm gwine ter settle yo' hash, ole Rabbit....'"”

CEFR level