the lash
idiomPart oflash
the lash — idiom
1. punishment by whipping, especially as a formal sentence in historical legal syst
1.idiom
Definition
punishment by whipping, especially as a formal sentence in historical legal systems
Example
In the 18th century, soldiers could be sentenced to the lash for minor offences.
Prison chaplain Noa wrote that the lash made young offenders more bitter and violent.