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give a kicking

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
give [sb] a kicking v expr	informal (attack physically, beat)	darle una paliza a loc verb
	(AR, coloquial)	cagar a palos a loc verb
give [sb] a kicking v expr	figurative, informal (defeat [sb]) (figurado)	darle una paliza a loc verb
give [sb] a kicking v expr	figurative, informal (criticize [sb] heavily) (figurado)	darle una paliza a loc verb
	(figurado)	matar a vtr + prep
	The film critic gave the director a kicking for the boring film.
	Los críticos le dieron una paliza al director por la aburrida película.

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