give someone a speaking to

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To scold a person. idiomatic
    — When she comes home I will certainly be giving her a speaking to about breaking curfew.

词形变化

gives someone a speaking to present,singular,third-person giving someone a speaking to participle,present gave someone a speaking to participle,past gave someone a speaking to past
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