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hang by the neck |
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hang someone by the neck to execute someone or kill oneself by tying a noose around the neck and dropping the victim in order to break the neck or strangle the victim. The executioner hanged him by the neck until he died. He hanged himself by the neck. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When those two wild animals who murdered a young white man after he had given up his money and mobile telephone stood in the dock smirking and laughing at the victim's grieving family, I am certain that every decent person in Britain would have wished them to hang by the neck. |
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