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俚语 give 'em the stick
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Give 'em the stick

Phrase used to lull a person into a false sense of attaining a desired thing and then having it taken away before the person takes possession.
*A kid is laying flat on broken ice and his comrades are looking for a way to help him. A grizzly old man, whose land the children are trespassing on pipes in with his advice:

"Alright, give 'em the stick."

Kids lean out to extend the stick to the wayward lad.

"DON'T GIVE 'EM THE STICK!!!"

The kid drowns.

*Fensler Films - G.I. Joe P.S.A

Give em a bitta Stick.

Irish slang term to describe giving someone a bit of a hard time, not always in a menacing way. Sometimes light heard.

See also, wind up; take the piss.
"Sher yer man is an awful scrote, so I give em a bitta stick. I took the piss outta him!!"
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