dar un pesto: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  various Spanish-speaking regionsinformalcolloquial
  • To beat someone up or administer a severe physical thrashing.
  • To defeat someone decisively, especially in a sporting or competitive context.

  Examples

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  • Después de la pelea en el bar, lo dejaron tan mal que todos decían que le habían dado un pesto.

    After the fight in the bar, they beat him so badly that everyone said he had been given a thrashing.

  • Si vuelves a meterte con ellos, te van a dar un pesto que no olvidarás fácilmente.

    If you mess with them again, they'll beat you up so badly you won't forget it easily.

  • No quiero que le den un pesto a mi hermano por defenderme, así que mejor calmémonos.

    I don't want my brother to get beaten up for defending me, so let's calm down.