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• taught him a lesson — taught him a moral lesson, paid him back for his evil deeds …   English contemporary dictionary

• taught him something about- — gave him a little lesson in …   English contemporary dictionary

• lesson — /les euhn/, n. 1. a section into which a course of study is divided, esp. a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject: The manual was broken down into 50 lessons. 2. a part of a book, an exercise, etc., that is assigned to a… …   Universalium

• lesson — les•son [[t]ˈlɛs ən[/t]] n. 1) a section into which a course of study is divided, esp. a single, continuous session of instruction: to take driving lessons[/ex] 2) a unit of a book, an exercise, etc., that is assigned to a student for study 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• taught a lesson — helped him to understand, taught him morals …   English contemporary dictionary

• lesson — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French leçon, from Late Latin lection , lectio, from Latin, act of reading, from legere to read more at legend Date: 13th century 1. a passage from sacred writings read in a service of worship 2. a. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lectured him — taught him a lesson, gave him a speech on a moral issue …   English contemporary dictionary

• teach a lesson — {v. phr.} To show that bad behavior can be harmful. * /When Johnny pulled Mary s hair, she taught him a lesson by breaking his toy boat./ * /The burns Tommy got from playing with matches taught him a lesson./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• teach a lesson — {v. phr.} To show that bad behavior can be harmful. * /When Johnny pulled Mary s hair, she taught him a lesson by breaking his toy boat./ * /The burns Tommy got from playing with matches taught him a lesson./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• teach\ a\ lesson — v. phr. To show that bad behavior can be harmful. When Johnny pulled Mary s hair, she taught him a lesson by breaking his toy boat. The burns Tommy got from playing with matches taught him a lesson …   Словарь американских идиом

• put him in his place — reminded him of his subordinate position, taught him a lesson …   English contemporary dictionary