"tirer à quatre chevaux" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \ti.ʁe a katʁ ʃə.vo\
  1. Écarteler.
    Sense id: fr-tirer_à_quatre_chevaux-fr-verb-E-JO3yep
  2. Éprouver de grandes souffrances physiques. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-tirer_à_quatre_chevaux-fr-verb-jFJlOG6u Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: raščetvrtati (Croate)
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