Phrase guide

settle someone's hash

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To physically or verbally subdue someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • 2004 July 8–14, "Devious Rabbit Tricks Bush Into Signing Gun Ban", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 202, "Sez Pezziden' Bush, sezee, 'I'm gwine ter settle yo' hash, ole Rabbit....'"

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: запушвам устата на (zapušvam ustata na) — To physically or verbally subdue someone.
  • Portuguese: por alguém em seu devido lugar — To physically or verbally subdue someone.