- flog someone to death
- flog someone to deathLit. to beat someone to death with a whip. •
In the movie, the captain ordered the first mate to flog the sailor to death.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
In the movie, the captain ordered the first mate to flog the sailor to death.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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