have someone's guts for garters

== English == === Etymology === By metaphor from the way that humans use animal intestines as catgut for various tensile applications; compare have someone's hide. === Pronunciation === === Verb === have someone's guts for garters (third-person singular simple present has someone's guts for garters, present participle having someone's guts for garters, simple past and past participle had someone's guts for garters) (idiomatic, British, Ireland, Commonwealth) To reprimand severely. Synonym: see at have someone's head