You ungrateful little ruffian, how dare you treat me so shoddily after I saved your life?

Get away from under my feet, you dirty little ruffian!

I could have strangled the little ruffian where he sat.

'The queen will have me strangled,' said Tanus, 'but hop up here in front of me, you little ruffian.'

'I'll thrash the little ruffian for disobeying me,' growled Tanus, as he teetered on one leg.

"They were these two little ruffians who always had dirty uniforms and scruffy faces and they fought you."

God knows you're such a little ruffian you must have realized you are stronger, you run faster than others?

"I got 'im, Bill," squeaked this amazing little ruffian.

They wore bright bird-feathers behind their ears, and looked real little ruffians.

"Be still, you little ruffian, or I'll tan your hide!"