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
Meera	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Tore (1)	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Corradino	kor-rah-DEE-no	Italian
Gyles	JIELZ, JIE-əlz	English (Rare)
Marilynn	MER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-lin	English
Barbie	['ba:bi]