make an example of

make an example of (third-person singular simple present makes an example of, present participle making an example of, simple past and past participle made an example of)

(transitive, idiomatic) To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.
He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.

punish someone as a warning to others

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 殺雞儆猴 / 杀鸡儆猴 (zh) (shājījǐnghóu), 殺一儆百 / 杀一儆百 (zh) (shāyījǐngbǎi)
Danish: statuere et eksempel
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: tehdä jostakin varoittava esimerkki
French: faire un exemple
German: ein Exempel statuieren (de)
Greek: παραδειγματίζω (el) (paradeigmatízo)
Hungarian: példát statuál
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Polish: karać przykładowo impf, ukarać przykładowo pf
Russian: приме́рно наказа́ть (primérno nakazátʹ)
Spanish: dar ejemplo de, hacer un ejemplo de
Swedish: statuera (ett) exempel (med någon/något) (sv)
Thai: please add this translation if you can

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