read a lecture

read (one) a lecture

To scold, reprimand, or reprove someone severely for an error or mistake. I was read a lecture by my boss last week for messing up the accounting software. I know Mary messed up, but there was no need to read her a lecture for it.

read a lecture

Also, read a lesson. Issue a reprimand, as in Dad read us a lecture after the teacher phoned and complained. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the early 1600s. Also see read the riot act; teach a lesson.

词组	read a lecture
释义	read a lecture read (one) a lecture To scold, reprimand, or reprove someone severely for an error or mistake. I was read a lecture by my boss last week for messing up the accounting software. I know Mary messed up, but there was no need to read her a lecture for it. See also: lecture, read Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. read a lecture Also, read a lesson. Issue a reprimand, as in Dad read us a lecture after the teacher phoned and complained. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the early 1600s. Also see read the riot act; teach a lesson. See also: lecture, read The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: read (one) a lecture read a read (one) a lesson read (one) the riot act read (someone) the riot act read the riot act riot drag (one) over the coals haul (someone) over the coals haul someone over the coals
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