• УСТРАИВАТЬ/УСТРОИТЬ <ДЕЛАТЬ/СДЕЛАТЬ> ТЕМНУЮ кому slang
[VP; subj: human, usu. pi]
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⇒ to beat s.o. up under circumstances that do not allow the victim to see his attackers - usu. in the dark, or covering the victim's head with a blanket or his eyes with a blindfold:
- X-ы устроили Y-y тёмную••≈ Xs jumped <blindsided> Y and beat him up;
- Xs beat Y up in the dark.