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a palos

with blows

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phrase Rare #46,976
with blows Often used to describe beating someone, even when no sticks are involved.
SP: Lo echaron a palos del bar.
EN: They drove him out of the bar by beating him.

Lo cagaron a palos.

They beat the shit out of him.

— También la lluvia (2011)

¡Los cagaron a palos por orden tuya, hijo de puta!

They beat the hell out of them on your orders, you son of a bitch!

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Tú lo mataste primero con una piedra y luego a palos.

You killed him first with a rock, then beat him to death with sticks.

— Los olvidados (1950)

Te voy a moler a palos.

I'm going to beat you to a pulp.

Tuvimos que echarlos a palos.

We had to chase them away with sticks.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)