Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make an example of — To punish severely as a warning to others • • • Main Entry: ↑example * * * punish as a warning to others * * * make an example of ◇ If you make an example of a person who has done something wrong, you punish that person as a way of warning other… … Useful english dictionary
make an example of — (someone) to punish someone for doing something so that other people will not do the same thing. They want to make an example of him by keeping him in prison under very difficult conditions … New idioms dictionary
make an example of — ► make an example of punish as a warning to others. Main Entry: ↑example … English terms dictionary
make an example of — index discipline (punish) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make an example of someone — make an example of (someone) to punish someone for doing something so that other people will not do the same thing. They want to make an example of him by keeping him in prison under very difficult conditions … New idioms dictionary
make an example of someone — phrase to punish someone severely as a way of warning other people not to do the same thing Thesaurus: to punish someonesynonym punishment of being legally killedhyponym Main entry: example … Useful english dictionary
make an example of somebody — make an example of sb idiom to punish sb as a warning to others not to do the same thing Main entry: ↑exampleidiom … Useful english dictionary
make an example of — {v. phr.} To punish (someone) publicly to show what happens when someone does wrong. * /The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during a test./ * /The Pilgrims made an example of a thief by putting him in the stocks … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ an\ example\ of — v. phr. To punish (someone) publicly to show what happens when someone does wrong. The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during a test. The Pilgrims made an example of a thief by putting him in the stocks … Словарь американских идиом
make an example of — verb To punish someone so as to be a warning to others. He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew … Wiktionary
