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
Servatius	-	Late Roman
Pierina	pye-REE-nah	Italian
Yehoshafat	-	Biblical Hebrew
Florinda	flo-REEN-dhah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Eudokia	-	Ancient Greek
Takuma	tah-koo-mah	Japanese