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tordre le cou

wring someone's neck

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wring someone's neck Usually used figuratively to express intense anger or a desire to punish someone; it can also be a literal threat.
FR: Il m'a tellement énervé que j'ai envie de lui tordre le cou.
EN: He annoyed me so much that I feel like wringing his neck.

Peut-être qu'on devrait aussi te tordre le cou ?

Maybe we should wring your neck too?

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Je vais vous tordre le cou !

I'm going to wring your neck!

— Lagaan (2001)

Viens me tordre le cou.

Come wring my neck.

— Nang Nak (1999)

J'ai eu envie de lui tordre le cou.

I felt like wringing his neck.

— De tout cœur (1998)

S'ils attrapent ce bâtard, ils vont lui tordre le cou.

If they catch that bastard, they’ll wring his neck.

— M le maudit (1931)

Je voudrais lui tordre le cou.

I’d like to wring his neck.

Et moi je veux te tordre le cou.

And I want to wring your neck.

— Oppenheimer (2023)