have someone's guts for garters
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By metaphor from the way that humans use animal intestines as catgut for various tensile applications; compare have someone's hide.
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Verb
[edit]have someone's guts for garters (third-person singular simple present has someone's guts for garters, present participle having someone's guts for garters, simple past and past participle had someone's guts for garters)
- (idiomatic, British, Ireland, Commonwealth) To reprimand severely.
- Synonym: see at have someone's head
- If you go out and play and get your clothes dirty, I'll have your guts for garters!