单词 | read (somebody) the riot act |
释义 | read (somebody) the riot act From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishread (somebody) the riot actread (somebody) the riot actTELL somebody OFFto give someone a strong warning that they must stop causing trouble – used humorously If the kids don’t settle down soon, I’ll go up and read them the riot act. → riotExamples from the Corpusread (somebody) the riot act• Stephanie read Ted the riot act for seeing his old girlfriend. |
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