draw and quarter

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They practically draw and quarter the opening movement’s first and second themes, introducing or elaborating on them with scratchy, rough-hewed accents.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Not only are environmentalists clamoring for Watt's ouster, they are trying to draw and quarter him in the courts for what they view as his efforts to turn back the environmental clock.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was the first interview between Paine and the man who was to hang, draw, and quarter his memory in a biography.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 by Various