give someone his gruel (English, verb)
expansion: give someone his gruel (third-person singular simple present gives someone his gruel, present participle giving someone his gruel, simple past gave someone his gruel, past participle given someone his gruel)
Senses:
glosses: To kill or trounce someone.
tags: UK
obsolete
slang
Forms:
form: gives someone his gruel
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: giving someone his gruel
tags: participle
present
form: gave someone his gruel
tags: past
form: given someone his gruel
tags: participle
past