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pound of flesh
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pound of fleshnoun
Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.
Etymology: From Shakepeare's The Merchant of Venice, in which Antonio literally owes a pound of his flesh to the moneylender Shylock.
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Pound of Flesh
A "pound of flesh" was demanded as payment by the character Shylock in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, which may have taken the idea from the earlier Il Pecorone.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pound of flesh in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pound of flesh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of pound of flesh in a Sentence
Boeing got its pound of flesh from partnering for success a couple of years ago on the 787, we have been very guarded in terms of giving aftermarket away because ... we make big investments up front and the only way we recover it is in the aftermarket.
I honestly believe this president has not gotten his pound of flesh yet from past grievances on the 2016 investigation. ... If he continues to focus on that white whale, it's going to bring him down.
If Mnuchin wants to condition those (loans) more, fine — take your pound of flesh. But don't slow down the payroll assistance, which is what he is in the process of doing right now.
Making music is voluntary. Unlike bread, we don’t require it for our sustenance. Accordingly, music shouldn’t require its pound of flesh from the would-be listener. The price of art should be set by the market, by the listener, not by a machine with political interests.
The district attorney will argue although the defendant is mentally ill, he is not insane under the law, and society deserves its pound of flesh from him.
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