(idiomatic) To hold in high esteem; to respect.

(informal, hyperbolic) To be punished severely. / To be hanged for a crime. / Swing for someone: To be hanged for murdering someone.

(idiomatic) To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away. / (idiomatic) To run so as to avoid being late.

With the exception of

Synonym of for old times' sake

(idiomatic) To dislike. / (idiomatic) To not allow; to forbid.

Be unable to identify because one is trying too hard.

Alternative form of idle hands are the devil's workshop

plural of brute for punishment

(horse racing) A weight for age race.