Te vas a enterar de lo que vale un peine

[ROBINDESBOIS]

It´s a kind of reprimand . In ENGLISH?

[Tomisimo]

I imagine you could use any kind of warning phrase in English. We don't have one that includes the word "comb" that I know of. A propósito, ¿qué tiene que ver un peine con una amenaza?

[pjt33]

David, ¿tu madre nunca te amenazó con peinarte el pelo?

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Jajjajajjajajaja

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@David: Something apparently worthless will cost you much.

Our equivalents could be: "vas a saber lo que es amar a dios en tierra de indios" (politically incorrect, but common sentence); "vas a ver/saber lo que es bueno"...

When coming from parents, those "warnings" are usually followed by slaps and smacks.

[Tomisimo]

I was doing some reading, and "peine" in this situation could refer to threatening with a firearm. See definition #4 here (http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?LEMA=peine):

En algunas armas de fuego, pieza metálica que contiene una serie de proyectiles.

[poli]

Also #7.
You'll find out what a strap is for.

It seems like a phrase used back in the days when corporal punishment
was acceptable. It's the kind of threat a stern nun or parent may have
used toward misbehaving children.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

I think that´s a good one, POLI. Thanks.