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21I'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! …
22I'll give 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! …
23give someone what for — ► give someone what for informal , chiefly Brit. punish or scold someone severely. Main Entry: ↑what …
24give 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 …
25give what for — verb To scold; to punish, especially verbally. When she found out, she really gave him what for …
26give 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 …
27give them what for — give them a lecture, scold them, give you hell After the team lost a game, the coach gave em what for …
28give you what for — lecture you, give you hell If you miss hockey practice, the coach will give you what for …
29give someone what for informal, — give someone what for informal, chiefly Brit. punish or scold someone severely. → give …
30give someone what for — Vrb phrs. A severe reprimand. E.g. I ll give you what for if you don t shut your mouth …