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私がこの男をたしなめ大差で **ひと断ちにし** てみせます

Originally I understood this phrase as "I will rebuke this man, cut him in two
with a great difference (in score)" but have not been able to sufficiently
break down my understanding of ひと断ちにする to my own satisfaction.

I originally read ひと断ちにする as similar to 一太刀にする (although 一太刀 actually taking
にする seems to be rare according to exact google search) but that may not be
correct.

To my understanding 断つ means to sever something, so I think 断ち is its noun
form, making ひと断ち one slice by my reasoning, so I think literally he's saying
that he will take him in one slice by a great difference.

Am I on the right track or am I missing something?

[![sai declares his intention to punish a bully with a taste of his own
medicine](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ksImm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ksImm.png)

EDIT: I should have made this more clear. 佐為 is talking about figuratively
slicing someone in a game of go. It's not literal.
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How to understand ひと断ちにする
ひと断ちにする means to cut the person down.

大差で refers to the big differences in the skills of the two people.

The speaker is planning to teach him a lesson, cut him down and show him the
difference in their skills.
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I don't think ひと断ちにする is any common saying, but we can somewhat grasp its gist
as some admixture of the following popular idioms:

  * [ひとひねりにする](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/186228/meaning/m0u/) "subdue by a single wrench" (= defeat easily)
  * [ひと打ちにする](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/185868/meaning/m0u/%E3%81%B2%E3%81%A8%E3%81%86%E3%81%A1/) "knock down at a blow"
  * [一刀両断する](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E4%B8%80%E5%88%80%E4%B8%A1%E6%96%AD/) "cut in two with a single slash" (= cut the Gordian knot; take merciless measures)

So it would mean something like "put down (easily) with a slash of the sword",
but not knowing the plot, I can't decide whether the ひと断ち is intended to be a
literal stroke of blade runs through his body, or figurative break of his
spirit, will to fight etc.

Also, 大差 is "great difference" but this word is likely used for gap in amount
nowadays, so it sounds most natural when he mentions some kind of scored match
(again, not knowing the plot).
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