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to give sb what for

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  • 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 informal, — give someone what for informal, chiefly Brit. punish or scold someone severely. → give …   English new terms 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 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

  • what for — spoken 1) used for asking the reason for something I need to have your name and address . What for? what ... for: What did you hit him for? 2) informal old fashioned if you give someone what for, you punish them If I catch that boy in my garden… …   English dictionary

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