A former region in France, now part of Normandy.

Synonym of on pain of

Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

Alternative form of break a butterfly upon the wheel

(dated) Believe my words; I swear. / Expressing surprise.

To inflict a punishment out of all proportion to the offence. / To employ great exertions for insignificant ends.

(history) a major World War II operation, in the summer of 1944, by the Polish underground resistance, led by the Home Army, to liberate Warsaw from German occupation.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chance upon

simple past tense and past participle of chance upon