mete something out
phrasal verb with mete verb uk/miːt/ us/miːt/ meting | meted
formal
施加（惩罚）;使受苦;使受到不公正对待
to give or order a punishment or make someone receive cruel or unfair treatment
In the past, schoolteachers regularly meted out physical punishment to their pupils. 在过去，教师常常体罚学生。