make an example of sb

make an example of sb

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch é ngy ī J ǐ Ngb I, which means to execute a person to warn many people. It comes from the biography of Yin Weng in the history of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Yin Weng Guizhuan in the book of Han Dynasty, "he has something to take. He is a police officer and a hundred officials and people are all obedient. He is afraid to reform."

Idiom usage

To make a warning to others. Brother, today we must let everyone have a look in front of us, so that they may have a fear. The 56th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty