(idiomatic, mostly British) To lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum.

(Roman Catholicism) The sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest.

(idiomatic) To avoid something.

(military) A body of troops held in military reserve by a general for striking a blow on an exposed flank or wherever the enemy reveals a weak spot.

(idiomatic) To trounce; to defeat someone or something thoroughly, at a game or in battle. / (nautical) To rapidly destroy (a vessel) with overwhelming weapons fire.

(idiomatic) Something relieving, refreshing, or new.

The right of people to hold any religious beliefs, or none, and to carry out any practices in accordance with those beliefs or with that absence of belief, so long as these practices do not interfere with other people's legal or civil rights, or any reasonable laws, without fear of harm or prosecution.

(euphemistic) Used to express anger, contempt, disgust, astonishment, disappointment, etc.

(euphemistic) son of a bitch / Used encouragingly or to compliment

(idiomatic) Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically. / (music, derogatory) Of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.