the lash
成語所屬單字lash
the lash — 慣用語
1. punishment by whipping, especially as a formal sentence in historical legal syst
1.慣用語
釋義
鞭刑
punishment by whipping, especially as a formal sentence in historical legal systems
例句
In the 18th century, soldiers could be sentenced to the lash for minor offences.
Prison chaplain Noa wrote that the lash made young offenders more bitter and violent.