have someone hopping(On Feb. 11, the ill-reputed Vladislav Surkov, now personal advisor to President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, published another magnum opus that will almost surely have the pundits hopping. george serebryakov)
give sb. the works("I am in a position to slip it across the man in no uncertain fashion. If he attempts any rough stuff, I will give him the works." (P.G. Wodehouse) -- Если он прибегнет к рукоприкладству, я задам ему трёпку.
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