make an example of

English

Verb

make an example of

(transitive, idiomatic) To punish someone so as to give 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

punish someone as a warning to others

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 殺雞儆猴 (zh), 杀鸡儆猴 (zh) (shājījǐnghóu), 殺一儆百 (zh), 杀一儆百 (zh) (shāyījǐngbǎi)
Danish: statuere et eksempel
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: tehdä jostakin varoittava esimerkki
French: faire un exemple

German: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: példát statuál
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: приме́рно наказа́ть (primérno nakazátʹ)
Spanish: dar ejemplo de
Swedish: statuera exempel (av)
Thai: please add this translation if you can

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