Feb 15, 2017 17:16
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dar una buena vereada
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Guatemalan slang
It appears in "social network" messages from some sort of vigilante group, probably Guatemala. Everyone they don't like is going to receive una buena vereada.
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teach them a lesson they won't forget
I can't find the meaning of the word "vereada" but from the context I suppose they are planning something unpleasant. this expression is vague so could cover a variety of actions.
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Ellen Kraus
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he or they will be shown the right way (iron.) or they will be shown which way to follow
that´s at least what I found in Pons dict.
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Andrew Bramhall
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They'll get their come-comeuppance good and proper
If you want a slightly more idiomatic way of putting it;
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-02-15 18:54:46 GMT)
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Sorry, " come-uppance" ( not two ' comes';)
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-02-15 18:54:46 GMT)
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Sorry, " come-uppance" ( not two ' comes';)
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Not sure vigilantes would use the word "comeuppance." I mean, because it's not a word that tough guys use.
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be taught a good lesson
Brave Kerala woman teaches politician a lesson to remember - he ...
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30 Dec 2016 - Sreelakshmi Satheesh, CEO of an educational consultancy firm in Kerala, taught a good lesson to a politician, who defamed her on Whats App.
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30 Dec 2016 - Sreelakshmi Satheesh, CEO of an educational consultancy firm in Kerala, taught a good lesson to a politician, who defamed her on Whats App.
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Mahmood Movassaghi
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teach someone a lesson,
dose of one's own medicine,
get a taste of one's own medicine,
get back (at someone) AND have back at someone,
get what's coming to one,
give someone tit for tat,
teach someone a lesson,
to get even with someone,
square up with someone,
balance the accounts,
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to get even [with someone]. • Tom hit Bob. Bob balanced the accounts by breaking Tom's toy car. • Once we have balanced the accounts, we can shake hands and be friends again.
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get a taste of one's own medicine,
get back (at someone) AND have back at someone,
get what's coming to one,
give someone tit for tat,
teach someone a lesson,
to get even with someone,
square up with someone,
balance the accounts,
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to get even [with someone]. • Tom hit Bob. Bob balanced the accounts by breaking Tom's toy car. • Once we have balanced the accounts, we can shake hands and be friends again.
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