to hack sb (to death) with sth
1hack — hack1 [hæk] v [: Old English; Origin: haccian] 1.) [I and T] to cut something roughly or violently hack (away) at sth ▪ She hacked away at the ice, trying to make a hole. hack sth off/down etc ▪ Whole forests have been hacked down. hack your way… …
2hack — verb ADVERB ▪ away, off ▪ They hacked away at the dense vegetation. ▪ We hacked off the dead branches. PREPOSITION ▪ at …
