以儆效尤

lǎo bǎn dāng zhe quán tǐ yuán gōng de miàn chéng fá le nà yī gè zhí yuán yǐ jǐng xiào yóu

老板当着全体员工的面惩罚了那一个职员，以儆效尤。

The boss made an example of the employee by punishing him in front of all the staff.

lǎo shī chéng fá le kǎo shì zuò bì de xué shēng yǐ jǐng xiào yóu

老师惩罚了考试作弊的学生以儆效尤。

The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during a test.