- demanded his pound of flesh
- screamed for vengeance
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
demanded his pound of flesh
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pound of flesh — {n. phr.}, {literary} The maximum payment authorized by law. * /He had hoped that Peter would be lenient regarding the interest they had agreed on, but Peter demanded his full pound of flesh./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pound of flesh — {n. phr.}, {literary} The maximum payment authorized by law. * /He had hoped that Peter would be lenient regarding the interest they had agreed on, but Peter demanded his full pound of flesh./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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