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Seeing to

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A beating. informal

    "[…] the weeping landlord of the pub, who I dragged away from the cellar where three of the lads were still giving him a seeing to."

  2. 2
    An act of sexual intercourse. informal

    "When he wants some sex he says, 'You look as if you're in need of a seeing-to,' even though it would be obvious to anyone else that I am not in need of a seeing-to."

  3. 3
    A thorough cleanup or repair. informal

Etymology

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