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Julia Huong
2021-11-15 05:11
Make an example (out) of (one) phrase informal
To severely punish someone so that others will avoid repeating the same offense or bad behavior
Mrs. Jenny made an example out of Peter as he was absent from school without permission.
She cheated in the exam, so the teacher made an example of her.
To punish someone for committing a crime
To punish someone, especially children by hitting them on the side of the head
To secretly punish or rebuke someone for doing something.
To want someone to be punished
To act in retaliation against someone; to punish someone
The verb "make" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
A problem or difficult circumstance
I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.
