Hang you up by your toes

"I'll hang you up by your toes"

My mother used that phrase whenever she was angry at us for not doing something: Do this or I'll...

Where did this phrase come from? A friend thought it was British because she has read it in several British literature.

Thank you

I'm London born and bred, and I've never heard it before. (VSD)

Me too. I've also never heard of it. JB