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1 give someone what for
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2 give somebody what for
inf показать где раки зимуют/кузькину матьI'll give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning!
You thieving hooligan! I'll tell your father, and he'll give you what for!
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody what for
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3 give someone what for
expr infml1)I gave one of 'em what for. He won't want to come and fight us again in a hurry — Я одному из них здорово вломил. Вряд ли у него снова появится охота ходить и затевать тут драку
2)The new dictionary of modern spoken language > give someone what for
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4 give smb. what for
разг.проучить, наказать кого-л.; ≈ задать трёпку, всыпать кому-л.; показать кому-л. где раки зимуютFrank (sitting down): "These boots are giving me what for all right. If they're like this now, what are they going to be like be the evening?" (N. Coward, ‘This Happy Breed’, act II, sc. I) — Фрэнк ( садится): "Эти ботинки чертовски жмут. Если они сейчас так жмут, что же будет вечером?"
The teacher gave me what for because I was late. (DAI) — Мне попало от учителя за опоздание.
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5 give one what for
Образное выражение: всыпать по первое число, задать перцу -
6 give somebody what for
Общая лексика: всыпать по первое число, задать перцуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give somebody what for
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7 give one what for
всыпать по первое число, задать перцуАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > give one what for
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8 give one what for
всыпать по первое число, задать перцу* * *всыпать по первое число, задать перцу -
9 give\ sy\ what\ for
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10 give sb what for
firça çekmek, azarlamak, cezalandirmak, yuvasini yapmak -
11 to give somebody what for
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12 I'll give him what-for!
Разговорное выражение: я ему задам!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I'll give him what-for!
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13 I'll give him what for!
expr.Dem werde ich's besorgen! ausdr.Ich werde ihm schon helfen! ausdr. -
14 I'll give you what for!
expr.Sie sollten mich kennen! ausdr. -
15 I'll give you what-for!
Я тебе задам!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > I'll give you what-for!
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16 I'll\ give\ you\ what\ for!
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17 to give one what for
всыпать по первое число, задать перцу -
18 what-for
∎ familiar to give sb what-for (physically) foutre une raclée à qn; (verbally) passer un savon à qn; -
19 what for
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20 what for
См. также в других словарях:
give someone what for — informal phrase to punish someone or speak to them severely because they have done something wrong Thesaurus: to punish someonesynonym punishment of being legally killedhyponym Main entry: give * * * … Useful english dictionary
give someone what for — ► give someone what for informal , chiefly Brit. punish or scold someone severely. Main Entry: ↑what … English terms dictionary
give somebody what for — get/give sb what ˈfor idiom (BrE, informal) to be punished/punish sb severely • I ll give her what for if she does that again. Main entry: ↑whatidiom … Useful english dictionary
give you what for — lecture you, give you hell If you miss hockey practice, the coach will give you what for … English idioms
give someone what for — Vrb phrs. A severe reprimand. E.g. I ll give you what for if you don t shut your mouth … English slang and colloquialisms
give someone what for informal, — give someone what for informal, chiefly Brit. punish or scold someone severely. → give … English new terms dictionary
give them what for — give them a lecture, scold them, give you hell After the team lost a game, the coach gave em what for … English idioms
give someone what for — verb To punish; to rebuke. She gave him what for all right. But you could see she was ever so pleased and she went around telling everybody about it. Syn: give someone a piece of ones mind, let someone have it … Wiktionary
give somebody what-for — verb To admonish or berate; to speak angrily at somebody. He really gave the kid what for about the baseball through his window … Wiktionary
I'll give you what for! — I ll give (you) what for! informal something that you say when you are very angry with someone and intend to punish them. I ll give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o clock in the morning! … New idioms dictionary
give someone what for — informal to punish someone or speak to them severely because they have done something wrong … English dictionary