Make an example of

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English

Transitive verb

to make an example of

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To punish someone so as to be a warning to others.
   • He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew

Translations

• Swedish: statuera exempel (av)
• Russian: примерно наказать