settle someone's hash

Subdue or get rid of someone, deal with a troublemaker, as in If John starts another argument we know just how to settle his hash. This term, dating from about 1800, uses hash in the sense of "a mess."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bianca	[bi'æŋkə]
Silvio	SEEL-vyo (Italian), SEEL-byo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian
Jemima	jə-MIE-mə (English)	Biblical, English
Samİ	-	Turkish
Veselko	-	Croatian, Serbian
Shai	-	Hebrew