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spare the rod and spoil the child
Idioms and Phrases
Discipline is necessary for good upbringing, as in She lets Richard get away with anything鈥攕pare the rod, you know . This adage appears in the Bible (Proverbs 13:24) and made its way into practically every proverb collection. It originally referred to corporal punishment. It is still quoted, often in shortened form, and today does not necessarily mean physical discipline.Example Sentences
In a more recent New York Times essay, writer Maud Newton said that she associated the word with her father, who "defended slavery, demanded the subservience of women and adhered to 'spare the rod and spoil the child.'"
After all, as the Bible says, spare the rod and spoil the child.
The leaders defended their philosophy based on the scripture 鈥渟pare the rod and spoil the child鈥.
"Strenuous physical training and beatings by the ashans were the hallmark of Kathakali training, to some extent till the late 1970s. The basic rule was to 'not spare the rod and spoil the child'. "Absolute and unquestioning discipline was expected of students.
Spare the rod and spoil the child; spank the child and go to jail.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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