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I'll wring your/his/her neck!

informal

Definition

something you say when you are very angry with someone: I'll wring his neck if he does that again!Expressions of anger
(Definition of I'll wring your/his/her neck! from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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