# have someone's guts for garters

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To reprimand severely.

## Etymology
By metaphor from the way that humans use animal intestines as catgut for various tensile applications; compare have someone's hide.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/have-someone-s-guts-for-garters