rearranged someone's face
Beat them severely
To rearrange someone's face is to beat them severely, implying damage so thorough it alters their appearance.
The phrase is typically a threat or boast rather than a description of actual violence: Keep talking and I'll rearrange your face.
It belongs to a family of colorful expressions for physical assault—like knock your teeth in or beat you black and blue.
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
- brawlDisorderly group fight
- street fightOutdoor physical altercation
- bar fightViolent pub altercation
- beat downStrike repeatedly, or negotiate lower
punch · left hook · scarring · swelling · cheap shot · black eye · humiliation · disfigurement · dental work · knockout · retaliation · fight · reconstructive surgery · assault · shock · injury · combat · embarrassment
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