antaa turpaan

Finnish

Etymology

antaa (“to give”) + turpaan (“to the muzzle”)

Verb

antaa turpaan

1. (idiomatic, + allative) to beat up, batter, bung (to hit someone in the face)

   Annan sille turpaan!

   I'll beat him up!

Usage notes

The object (the one who gets beaten up) is in allative case.

Conjugation

Only the verb part (antaa) is inflected.

Synonyms

• hakata
• piestä