pound of flesh
noun phrase
: a payment or penalty exacted to fulfill a deal or punishment
loan sharks taking their pound of flesh
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But watching two icons of the ’90s and early aughts duke it out over a bloody pound of flesh?
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Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
But his big men’s efforts have not come without its pound of flesh or occasional foul troubles.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Cooper Stearns getting his pound of flesh was to be expected.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
And Shakespeare’s Shylock received nothing for demanding a pound of flesh.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
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—The Week Us, theweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The Panthers got their pound of flesh by routing Bunnell, 41-13, in the Class M semifinals and went on to beat Windsor for their fourth CIAC state title.
—Ned Griffen, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
The blood lust motivating a retrial is real and the state will once again seek their pound of flesh.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
The result has been an unmitigated disaster for animals: more animals in more places are confined in restrictive conditions utterly unlike their natural environments and are pushed beyond their physiological limits to produce ever-greater numbers of eggs, gallons of milk, and pounds of flesh.
—Miyun Park, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2012
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Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
But his big men’s efforts have not come without its pound of flesh or occasional foul troubles.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Cooper Stearns getting his pound of flesh was to be expected.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
And Shakespeare’s Shylock received nothing for demanding a pound of flesh.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
Wednesday's cartoons - thoughts and prayers, pound of flesh, and more
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By The Week US
published 3 hours ago
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber.
—The Week Us, theweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The Panthers got their pound of flesh by routing Bunnell, 41-13, in the Class M semifinals and went on to beat Windsor for their fourth CIAC state title.
—Ned Griffen, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
The blood lust motivating a retrial is real and the state will once again seek their pound of flesh.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
The result has been an unmitigated disaster for animals: more animals in more places are confined in restrictive conditions utterly unlike their natural environments and are pushed beyond their physiological limits to produce ever-greater numbers of eggs, gallons of milk, and pounds of flesh.
—Miyun Park, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2012
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“Pound of flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pound%20of%20flesh. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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