получить по шее
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Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[pa-lu-CHEET' pa SHE-ye]
Translation / meaning:
(lit.: to get it in the neck)
to get literally hit/punched or, if used figuratively, punished or reprimanded
Examples:
- Последний человек, который называл меня так, получил по шее.The last person that called me that got punched.
- За эту проделку он получил по шее от отца.For this trick, he was punished by his father.
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