ellos cosieron

sewed, riddled (someone) with bullets, shot (someone) full of holes

→ coser
cos to sew + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #53,508
sewed Also used figuratively in the phrase coser a tiros or coser a balazos, meaning to shoot someone repeatedly.
SP: Ellas cosieron una camisa.
EN: They sewed a shirt.
riddled (someone) with bullets, shot (someone) full of holes Figurative; commonly used with a tiros or a balazos.
SP: Lo cosieron a balazos.
EN: They riddled him with bullets.
Conjugation of coser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third cosió cosieron

Ellas cosieron.

They sewed.

Ellos cosieron.

They sewed.

Lo"cosieron"a balazos, Fraga.

They riddled him with bullets, Fraga.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Lo cosieron a tiros.

They riddled him with bullets.

— El Paciente Inglés (1996)