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had someone's guts for garters

had someone's guts for garters is the simple past and past participle of have someone's guts for garters.

Meaning of have someone's guts for garters

Verb

have someone's guts for garters (third-person singular simple present has someone's guts for garters, present participle having someone's guts for garters, simple past and past participle had someone's guts for garters)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To reprimand severely.
    • If you go out and play and get your clothes dirty, I'll have your guts for garters!

Questions about had someone's guts for garters

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Had someone's guts for garters is the simple past and past participle of have someone's guts for garters.

Words near had someone's guts for garters in the dictionary

  1. had someone to rights
  2. had someone's back
  3. had someone's blood
  4. had someone's blood on one's head
  5. had someone's ear
  6. had someone's guts for garters
  7. had someone's head
  8. had someone's hide
  9. had someone's nose wide open
  10. had someone's number
  11. had someone's six

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