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mete out |
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mete something out to measure something out. She meted the solution out carefully into a row of test tubes. She meted out the cookies to each of them. See also: out mete out something (slightly formal) to give or order a punishment The jail sentences meted out to drug traffickers were considered too light by US officials. See also: out 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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Say what you please to Tars Tarkas, he can mete out no worse fate to me than a continuation of the horrible existence we are forced to lead in this life. So I ask your advice how to act in this matter, and what fate I should mete out to these captives. Then turn John Carter over to me within ten days or yourself suffer the end that I should mete out to him were he in my power |
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