Spanish term
Spain
Analytical and creative (DipTrans, MA)
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Galician to English, English
poniendo firme a la escoria del soul
OK so Mrs. Smart is pretty wrecked, I would assume, and is kicking people out of her own little Mod club, it seems. But I can´t get my head round how to put this. Please help. Thanks in advance. UK Eng. Cheers.
Proposed translations
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
knocking those lousy soul lovers/ soul undesirables into shape/socking it to those lousy soul lovers
More options for poner firme - (getting freer and freer!):
*giving forth to*
*giving out to*
*sorting out*
Escoria del soul could also be *dregs of soul*, as Kathryn half suggests.
Thanks for these morsels Kate - altogether must be a major headache for you, but we are enjoying nibbling!
I should point out that I am posting AFTER Kate's comment above!!
United States
Versatile technical translator/editor
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
cracked down on those the soul cats had dragged in
United Kingdom
WorldWideWords
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
bringing the soul's riffraff into line/cracking down on the soul's undesirables
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Spanish to English
getting tough with the undesirables of the soul club
Words That Make Sense
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
reading the riot act to the soul-loving scum
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
bawling out those soul dropouts
Btw, "bawling out" doesn't imply "chucking out", but just giving them an earful, gving them what for!
Mexico
Real English: correct, concise, complete
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
banging those soul lovers to rights
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