scunion

In Vietnam, and in the Western US, scunion, as in , to bring scunion, signified inflicting distress, injury or destruction.
Used in the late '60's

"Those gunships brought scunion on that 'ville!"

A ville was a Vietnamese town or hamlet.

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ass is grass

In the Bible, the phrase ''all flesh is grass'' occurs. Meaning that life is fleeting.

Somebody rang the changes on it, and so, ''your ass is grass'' comes about. A gaudy threat, or a prophesy of coming misfortune.

"If you snitch on me, your ass is grass"

"The platoon sergeant says Smith's ass is grass when the CO finds out"