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to punish severely (idiom)

严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again惩前毖后chéng qián bì hòuto punish according to the law · to bring to justice绳之以法shéng zhī yǐ fǎlit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others · pour encourager les autres杀一儆百shā yī jǐng bǎito punish severely严惩yán chéng
Antonyms
to let sb do whatever they want · to indulge · to give free reins to · to let things slide · to drift aimlessly · laissez-faire放任自流fàng rèn zì liúto tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child姑息养奸gū xī yǎng jiān
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