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держать в черном телеstresses
gen. treat somebody as a drudge (Верещагин); ill-treat
inf. treat like a slave
Makarov. ill-use; keep someone on short rations (кого-либо); treat someone shabbily (кого-либо)
держать в чёрном теле
gen. keep someone under lock and key (VLZ_58); mistreat (VLZ_58); keep someone down (VLZ_58); treat someone rough (Anglophile); ill-treat (Anglophile); maltreat (Anglophile); work someone to the bone; keep someone in a straightjacket (тж. straitjacket VLZ_58)
Gruzovik, inf. treat like a slave
idiom. subject to strict discipline (VLZ_58)
proverb handle without gloves; handle without mittens
держать кого-либо в чёрном теле
Makarov. treat like a toad under the harrow
proverb keep a firm hand on (someone)
держать в чёрном теле: 3 phrases in 1 subject
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