The poor tarred-and-feathered wretch. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Sure, it was the right thing to do—but you just might be metaphorically tarred-and-feathered for doing so. From Wordnik.com. [The Mentality of Conservatism; The Conscience of America | RedState] Reference
I dinna wish to hear that ye've been hanged for treason, nor yet tarred-and-feathered for no being treasonous enough. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
Wow - imagine if Obama had said something like this in a very ‘anti-American’ Babylon like SF or elsewhere - oh wait, he was already tarred-and-feathered for something like that. From Wordnik.com. [Palin Visits a ‘Pro-America’ Kind of Town - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Luckily for us, the Colony has a very loyal subscription audience, so even if we are tarred-and-feathered in the press, there will still be a sea of smiling faces out there every time we mount the stage. From Wordnik.com. [David Dean Bottrell: Stage Struck] Reference
The rich and powerful are going to be tarred-and-feathered cinematically. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily] Reference
Should Argentina fall pathetically short in its bid to capture the title, the heavily-criticized Maradona might be tarred-and-feathered when he returns home. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
Phoodie, this has not been a good week for Ms. Old. Before Marnie is publicly tarred-and-feathered over this issue, it must be pointed out that she did nothing wrong. From Wordnik.com. [lipstick.com: celebrity news that matters to you] Reference
Mr. Bork's name became a verb, as in "to bork a nominee with malicious irrelevancies," which is useful for compilers of dictionaries but, like the tarred-and-feathered man being ridden out of town on a rail in Lincoln's famous homily, an honor. From Wordnik.com. [Front Page - The Washington Times] Reference
Those I have previously mentioned are all to blame, but, I will mention them all again, since they deserve to be tarred-and-feathered for what they did, especially to people on fixed incomes who are depending upon their real estate investment to provide for their financial needs. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Those I have previously mentioned are all to blame, but, I will mentione them all again, since they deserve to be tarred-and-feathered for what they did, especially to people on fixed incomes who are depending upon their real estate investment to provide for their finaicla needs. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"to bork a nominee with malicious irrelevancies," which is useful for compilers of dictionaries but, like the tarred-and-feathered man being ridden out of town on a rail in. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines] Reference
I remember 2004-2005 -- no one tarred-and-feathered bankers for not lending enough. From Wordnik.com. [Fool.com: The Motley Fool] Reference
1) it's not my job -- I have no investment in the organization, and the organization is set up to insure that I never develop one, and when I did, some time ago, attempt to answer honestly a question regarding why younger SFF writers weren't joining, I got alternately tarred-and-feathered and told that if I wanted the organization different, it was my job to change it, which kind of defeated the point of the original question .... which soured me on the whole thing somewhat. From Wordnik.com. [Pixel-stained technopeasant wretch] Reference
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