put (someone) to the sword

put (someone) to the sword

To slay or execute someone, especially in or as a consequence of war. These prisoners will be shown no mercy: we shall put them to the sword before sunrise.

See also: put, sword

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Zainab		-	Arabic, Urdu
Sa'dia		-	Arabic
Luningning		-	Tagalog
Louie		['lu:i]
Humphry		HUM-free	English (Rare)
Maaria		MAH:-ree-ah	Finnish

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