betide
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And woe betide any member of the cabinet who upset his mistress.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023
Woe betide the grounds passholder who shows up at the “wrong” entrance; you may be made to walk several blocks, though several on Monday attempted to argue with U.N. police.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022
Woe betide the civic leader in a company town who threatens to buck the company’s interests.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2022
“Woe betide those who clapped him as a saint.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2019
Woe betide the plant whose genetic program is mismatched to the latitude of the field in which it is planted!
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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