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NL888 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

sock it to them

sock it to them = toss it to them?

Context:

U.S. probing two espionage cases
WASHINGTON Emotion: travel — A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were charged Monday in separate spy cases for allegedly handing over military secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.

airwell comments:
Sock it to them
  

Top answer

Hi, I think this expression became popular many years ago in a TV show called 'Laugh In'. Every time a woman on the show said 'Sock it to me', someone would throw a bucket of water over her, or hit her in the face with a pie, etc. Very generally speaking, it means 'Treat the person roughly'.

— Clive

  • Hi, I think this expression became popular many years ago in a TV show called 'Laugh In'.
  • Every time a woman on the show said 'Sock it to me', someone would throw a bucket of water over her, or hit her in the face with a pie, etc.
  • Very generally speaking, it means 'Treat the person roughly'.
  • Here, in this serious context, 'airwell' is saying that these people should be charged with serious crimes and put in jail for a very long time.
  • Clive
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Hi,
I think this expression became popular many years ago in a TV show called 'Laugh In'. Every time a woman on the show said 'Sock it to me', someone would throw a bucket of water over her, or hit her in the face with a pie, etc.

Very generally speaking, it means 'Treat the person roughly'. Here, in this serious context, 'airwell' is saying that these people should be charged with s
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