preach to (one)

1. To deliver a sermon to one. The priest loved preaching to his congregation and sharing the word of God with them.

2. To deliver a firm moralistic lecture or discourse to one (about something). I wish you would stop preaching to me about my spending habits, Dad. The politician preached to his supporters of the need for new healthcare legislation.

preach to someone

to give a moral discourse to someone. Please don't preach to me. I know that I did wrong. When you preach to us like that, we don't pay any attention to you.

词组	preach to (one)
释义	preach to (one) preach to (one) 1. To deliver a sermon to one. The priest loved preaching to his congregation and sharing the word of God with them. 2. To deliver a firm moralistic lecture or discourse to one (about something). I wish you would stop preaching to me about my spending habits, Dad. The politician preached to his supporters of the need for new healthcare legislation. See also: preach Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. preach to someone to give a moral discourse to someone. Please don't preach to me. I know that I did wrong. When you preach to us like that, we don't pay any attention to you. See also: preach McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: preach to preach at preach at (one) deliver of deliver deliver (someone or oneself) of (something) throw a punch deliver (someone) from (someone or something) deliver from come up with/deliver/produce the goods
随便看	in pop in possession in potentia in power in practice in prayers in preference to somebody/something in preference to (someone or something) in press in prime in principle in print in private in process of time in profile in progress in proportion in prospect in public in purdah in pursuit of in pursuit of (someone or something) in Queer Street in question in quest of