Idioms

clean plow

clean (one's) plow

To physically attack one, as with punches and other blows, such that they suffer significant injury. If you humiliate me like this again, I'll clean your plow! Two guys mugged me and then cleaned my plow last night. Watch it, pal, or I'll clean your plow for you!
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clean someone's plow

Rur. to beat someone up. If Joe crosses me one more time, I'll clean his plow for sure. Somebody must have really cleaned Bill's plow last night. He had two black eyes this morning!
See also: clean, plow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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