If one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.

(idiomatic) In the correct position; on target; precisely accurate; accurately.

(idiomatic) To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.

(idiomatic, Britain) Out for a night on the town.

Illicit, obtained or sold furtively.

(idiomatic, UK, dated) A secret pledge that one makes for another.

(idiomatic) Something that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.

Alternative form of thin end of the wedge

A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn, often a lawnmower attachment. Frequently inaccurately called a thatcher.

Indicates purpose; in order that, with the result that. / Indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that.