Definition
A demand for something that is within one's legal or contractual rights but is considered harsh or unreasonable.
割肉處罚（合法但不合情理的要求）
Although he had the right to demand it, asking me to repay all the debt immediately was like asking for a 'pound of flesh'.
虽然他有权利要求，但让我立即偿还所有债务就像是在要求『一磅肉』。
During the economic hardship, the bank's insistence on getting all of their loans back was like asking for a 'pound of flesh'.
在经济困难时期，银行坚持要收回所有贷款，就像是在要求『一磅肉』。
The boss's demand for unrealistic sales targets, when the staff has already tried their best, is definitely like asking for a 'pound of flesh'.
当员工已经尽了全力时，老板对不切实际的销售目标的要求，绝对就像是在要求『一磅肉』。