draw and quarter

Example Sentences

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They practically draw and quarter the opening movement’s first and second themes, introducing or elaborating on them with scratchy, rough-hewed accents.

From New York Times

Bottom line: even if we draw and quarter the iPhone franchise across every major metric, Apple is still worth more than the market price.

From Forbes

If one of her children behaved like that, she would absolutely hang, draw and quarter them, she says.

From The Guardian

"If we started sharing our customers' e-mail addresses, they would draw and quarter us," he says.

From Inc

"Put his proposal to a vote of the 200 Americans in the room and see them draw and quarter him."

From Project Gutenberg