overslaugh
/ˈəʊvəslɔː
/verb [with object] US dated
Pass over (someone) in favour of another: during the war officers were often overslaughed...
- The fact that he is younger in years than other deserving officers should not be sufficient reason for overslaughing him again.
- I, who have not only devoted my time, my talents, and my energies, to our noble and holy cause, but have perilled my life in it, am to be overslaughed to make room for Mr. Frank.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Dutch overslag (noun), from overslaan 'pass over'.
- put someone (or something) through their (or its) paces
- put someone out
- put someone out to pasture
- put someone's eyes out
- put someone's nose out of joint
- put someone's (or have one's) ass in a sling
- put someone/thing on the map
- put someone/thing out of one's mind
- put someone/thing out of their misery
- put someone/thing to flight
- put someone/thing to the test
- put someone through
- put someone through the wringer (or the mangle)
- put someone to
- put someone to bed
- put someone to death
- put someone to shame
- put someone to sleep
- put someone under
- put someone up
- put someone up to
- put something about
- put something across
- put something aside
- put something away