feed a slug

feed a slug
   to kill by shooting
   The slug1 is a bullet. Also as feed a pill:
    ... rubbing his greasy hair, and then feeding him a slug while he was still purring. (Chandler, 1943)
   I want to make certain that both you and your friend feed Danny Boy the pills. (Sanders, 1973 — two people were to be implicated not in medical care but in a shooting)

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