tar and feather sb
to cover someone in tar and feathers as a punishment

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tar and feather
to punish someone severely
The teacher said that she would tar and feather anyone who did not do their homework.

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tar and feather
v. To pour heated tar on and cover with feathers as a punishment.
In the Old West bad men were sometimes tarred and feathered and driven out of town.

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tar and feather someone
to punish someone severely
The teacher said that she would tar and feather anyone who did not do their homework.

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