be put to the sword

To be slain or executed, especially in or as a consequence of war. Scores of villagers were put to the sword by the merciless invaders, and those who survived were left with a ravaged, empty township.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Valentin	VAH-len-teen (German), vah-lyen-TEEN (Russian), vah-leen-TEEN (Russian)	French, Romanian, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian,
Giampiero	jahm-PYE-ro	Italian
Amabel	['æməbel]
Netta (2)	-	Hebrew
Erma	['ɜ:mə]
Phinees	-	Biblical Greek