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Meanings of wring the neck in English

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Usage of wring the neck in English
1
I wish that during the night he would wring the neck of all these visitors.
Gerfaut — Volume 2
2
He felt an even greater desire to wring the neck of the inquisitive little sandpiper.
The Flaming Forest
3
Cousin Henny said she'd wring the neck of the first one that flied over the wall.
A Garland for Girls
4
He would wring the neck of either of those louts if they dared to touch her.
The viking takes a knight
5
I'm pretty near dead, but I'm still man enough to wring the neck of a skunk!
Bull Hunter
6
If I had the chance I'd wring the neck of every one of them, he added, fiercely.
The Rover Boys on the River; Or, The Search for the Missing Hous...
7
Then they'll wring the neck off you.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
8
If Sir Eustace was to hear me, sure, he'd wring the neck on me like as if I was an old fowl.
Greatheart
9
With the enthusiasm of a rookie and the control of a master the 34-year-old proceeded to wring the neck of the season.
The Guardian
10
When you see any one wring the neck of a fowl, instead of cutting off its head, he has not got the Holy Ghost.
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
11
It seems to me that the blessed sun himself hath shrunken, and I would I might wring the neck of yonder yelling bird!...
Sir Mortimer: A Novel
12
I know who wringed the neck o' Widder Peplow's turkey.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
13
She could equally be wringing the neck of a goose.
The Irish Times
14
Wring the neck o' that fowl, Scatter the flour and search the shelves for bread.
The Countess Cathleen
15
As the game came down they rushed in and wrung the necks of those not already dead.
Out with Gun and Camera; or, The Boy Hunters in the Mountains
16
If a feller's keerful he kin climb up and wring the necks o' as many as he wants.
Afloat; or, Adventures on Watery Trails
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