a bordunas
English translation: if you don't walk in line, you will [get club beating] [be treated with club beating]
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|  Selected response from: Lucas Peixoto Brazil Local time: 05:32 | ||||||
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with maces Explanation: É o que posso sugerir comparando a definição de borduna http://aulete.uol.com.br/site.php?mdl=aulete_digital&op=load... e mace http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mace. |
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5 mins confidence:
if you don't walk in line, you will [get club beating] [be treated with club beating] Explanation: That's it. borduna = club -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2009-10-29 14:25:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or even: get beaten by clubs |
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clobbered Explanation: Espero que o ataque com bordunas não seja literal... if you are out of line you'll get clobbered / whacked / beaten clobber vb (tr) Slang 1. to beat or batter 2. to defeat utterly 3. to criticize severely whack verb strike, hit, beat, box, belt (informal), deck (slang), bang, rap, slap, bash (informal), sock (slang), chin (slang), smack, thrash, thump, buffet, clout (informal), slug, cuff, swipe, clobber (slang), wallop (informal), thwack, lambast(e), lay one on (slang) Someone whacked him on the head with a baseball bat. beaten abused, battered, maltreated, ill-treated, mistreated, misused, downtrodden; assaulted, thumped, whacked, hit, thrashed, pummeled, smacked, drubbed; informal walloped, belted, bashed, clobbered, knocked ... |
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1 hr confidence:
walk the line or you will get the rod Explanation: ...... |
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