Her parents had hammered good manners into her head since she was a child.
•They hammered in good manners every day.
•They pounded proper behavior into the children.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pound someone’s head in — tv. to beat someone. □ Talk nice to him, or he’ll pound your head in. □ I was afraid that the cop was going to pound my head in … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pound into — ˈpound ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pound into he/she/it pounds into present participle pounding into past tense … Useful english dictionary
pound of flesh — If someone wants their pound of flesh, the force someone to pay or give back something owed, even though they don t need it and it will cause the other person a lot of difficulty … The small dictionary of idiomes
pound — [n] sixteen ounces/.454 kilograms of weight avoirdupois, pint, troy; concept 795 pound [v1] crush; beat rhythmically batter, belabor, bruise, buffet, clobber, comminute, drub, hammer, hit, malleate, palpitate, pelt, pestle, powder, pulsate, pulse … New thesaurus
Pound (town), Wisconsin — Pound is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,367 at the 2000 census. The Village of Pound is located within the town.Geography), of which, 49.9 square miles (129.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles… … Wikipedia
pound the pavement — Someone who pounds the pavement walks the streets or goes from company to company, usually in search of employment. (You can also pound the pavement in an effort to raise funds or gain support for a cause.) Charlie is out there pounding … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pound — pound1 [ paund ] noun count *** 1. ) a unit for measuring weight, used in several countries including the U.S. and the U.K., containing 16 OUNCES and equal to 0.454 kilograms. Its written abbreviation is lb.: The baby weighed over 10 pounds. half … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pound Ridge, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Pound Ridge, New York settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize =… … Wikipedia
pound into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pound into : present tense I/you/we/they pound into he/she/it pounds into present participle pounding into past tense pounded into past participle pounded into informal pound something into someone/someone s… … English dictionary
pound — pound1 W2S1 [paund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(weight)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(for dogs and cats)¦ 4¦(for cars)¦ 5 get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh 6¦(telephone)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2, 5 6; Origin: Old English pund, from Latin pondo] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pound — [[t]pa͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦ pounds, pounding, pounded 1) N COUNT: num N The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol ₤. One British pound is divided into a hundred pence. Some other countries, for example Egypt,… … English dictionary
