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tar-and-feather

/ˈtɑːr ənd ˈfɛð.ər/

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verb

/ˈtɑːr ənd ˈfɛð.ər/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания акта покрытия кого-либо смолой и перьями в качестве формы публичного унижения или наказания, часто используется в переносном смысле для обозначения резкой критики или наказания.

A verb used to describe the act of covering someone with tar and feathers as a form of public humiliation or punishment, often used figuratively to mean harshly criticize or punish.

  1. Punish by covering with tar and feathersC2formal

    To smear the body of someone with hot tar and then cover them with feathers as a form of public humiliation or punishment.

    ruВымазать дёгтем и вывалять в перьях

    • In the old West, vigilantes would sometimes tar-and-feather outlaws.
    • The mob threatened to tar-and-feather the corrupt official.
    • Historically, tar-and-feathering was used as a brutal form of mob justice.
Forms
  • tarred-and-feathered past participle
  • tarred-and-feathered past simple
  • tarring-and-feathering present participle
  • tars-and-feathers third person singular