give sb the works
1give someone the works — give (someone) the works informal the (whole) works everything that you might want or might expect to find in a particular situation. It s a celebration dinner give us the works …
2give someone the works — (slang) To give someone the full punitive, coercive, ceremonial, etc treatment considered appropriate to his or her case • • • Main Entry: ↑work * * * informal treat someone harshly ■ kill someone …
3give somebody the works — give sb the ˈworks idiom (informal) to give or tell sb everything Main entry: ↑workidiom …
4give one the works — See: THE WORKS …
5give one the works — See: THE WORKS …
6give\ one\ the\ works — See: the works …
7give (someone) the works — to maim or kill (a victim) Literally, in slang, to act thoroughly: After a while we gave him the works, leaving him... up a dark street. (Mitchell, 1982) …
8give one the works — put someone through a difficult experience …
9give someone the works — informal 1》 tell someone everything. 2》 treat someone harshly or violently. → work …
10give the works — give (someone) the works informal the (whole) works everything that you might want or might expect to find in a particular situation. It s a celebration dinner give us the works …
