it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog



it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog

It is easy to attack (physically or verbally) a vulnerable person or thing. Primarily heard in UK. I know it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog, but you need to stop criticizing your son—he's not being malicious, he's just a child!
See also: beat, dog, easy, find, stick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Simona-Italian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Agassi['ægəsi]
Elias[i'laiəs]
SÄDeSA-deFinnish
Iriney-Russian
SiemSEEMDutch