pound of flesh | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,sensitive)Something which isowedand which will behurtfulordifficulttoprovide; adebtowed to someone who ismercilessanddemanding.1915October,Willa Sibert Cather, chapter I, inThe Song of the Lark, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.:Houghton Mifflin Company[…],→OCLC, part V (Doctor Archie’s Adventure),page348:You must be under the impression that I'm one of these damned New England sharks that get theirpound of fleshoff the widow and orphan.1998, “Celebrity Skin”, performed byHole:When I wake up in my makeup / It's too early for that dress / Wilted and faded somewhere in Hollywood / I'm glad I came here with yourpound of flesh2012September 22, “Indian Reform: At Last”, inThe Economist:[…][Trinamool] Congress [Party] will need to strike deals with other regional allies, such as Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh. Theirpound of fleshwill be anti-reform, too.

Examples:

EN: And then you'll get your pound of flesh.
ES: Y luego tú te llevarás una buena tajada.
EN: -Oh, what would I do with a pound of flesh?
ES: ¿Qué tajada ni qué narices?
EN: So I can give Lily her pound of flesh.
ES: Así podré darle a Lily su libra de carne.
EN: Melsa certainly wants her pound of flesh.
ES: -Melsa va a por todas.
EN: Then you can be sure of your pound of flesh.
ES: Así puedes asegurarte de tu botín.
EN: Little he may be. Fat? There's nothin' wrong with an extra pound of flesh.
ES: Puede que sea un poco gordito,¿Qué tiene de malo tener unos kilos más de piel?
EN: Don't you think I'm an ample pound of flesh for one scrawny savage?
ES: ¿No cree que soy un buen pago por un huesudo salvaje?
EN: You gave the studio their pound of flesh.
ES: Ya le diste al estudio tu libra de carne.
EN: Just having a little fun, my pound of flesh, my moment of glory.
ES: - Sólo me divierto. Mi libra de carne, mi momento de gloria.
EN: You really want your pound of flesh.
ES: Vd. es vengativo.
EN: This other fellow, Pete, demands a pound of flesh.
ES: Este otro tipo, Pete, le pide una libra de carne.
EN: $20 for a pound of flesh?
ES: ¿$20 por una libra de carne?
EN: Your pound of flesh will be waiting for you when you return.
ES: De acuerdo, su libra de carne estará esperando cuando vuelva.
EN: The highest bidder gets the pound of flesh.
ES: El mejor postor se lleva la carne.
EN: And lawfully by this Shylock may claim a pound of flesh to be by him cut off nearest the merchant's heart.
ES: Según la ley, Shylock puede reclamar una libra de carne que él mismo cortará junto al corazón del mercader.

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