it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog

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If a person is determined to punish someone, they will find a way to do so

For all this, however, poor Tom smarted in the flesh; for though Thwackum had been inhibited to exercise his arm on the foregoing account, yet, as the proverb says, It is easy to find a stick, &c.; So was it easy to find a rod; and, indeed, the not being able to find one was the only thing which could have kept Thwackum any long time from chastising poor Jones.

it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog

    Hyphenation

    it I·s ea·sy to find a stick to beat a dog

    Turkish pronunciation

    ît îz izi tı faynd ı stîk tı bit ı dôg

    Pronunciation

    /ət əz ˈēzē tə ˈfīnd ə ˈstək tə ˈbēt ə ˈdôg/ /ɪt ɪz ˈiːziː tə ˈfaɪnd ə ˈstɪk tə ˈbiːt ə ˈdɔːɡ/
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