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
"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.
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!!"