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pound of flesh
noun
    1. What is strictly speaking due in the fulfilment of a bargain even if it means causing unreasonable suffering or difficulties to the other party.
      Form: get one's pound of flesh (usually)
      Form: have one's pound of flesh
Etymology: 16c: from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice IV. i, in which a pound of flesh is stipulated as a penalty in a bargain.



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