"give sb a shellacking" in German to give sb. a shellacking jdn. schlagen jdn. besiegen jdn. verprügeln Detailed translations for "give sb a shellacking" to give sb. a shellacking to give sb. a shellacking jdn. schlagen to give sb. a shellacking(also: to rout sb.) jdn. besiegen{transitive verb} to give sb. a shellacking(also: to batter sb./sth., to see off so.) jdn. schlagen to give sb. a shellacking(also: to clobber sb., to slate sb., to shellac sb., to batter sb.) jdn. verprügeln