一罰百戒

いちばつひゃっかい

punishing a crime to make an example for others

Meanings

Noun
punishing a crime to make an example for othersFour-character idiom

Example sentences

なんで俺おれだけが文句もんく言いわれるのかな。一罰百戒いちばつひゃっかいのつもりでスケープゴートにされたんじゃかなわないよ。

Why am I the only one they complain about? They're just making an example out of me and using me as a scapegoat.