to give someone what for
- Fuente de la expresión
- Macmillan Dictionary
- Estructura completa
- To give someone what for
- Variantes
- Punish, reprimand, castigate
- Contexto
- I was always presumed guilty before any trial took place, but those were the good old days when parents still believed in the “Evil Eye.” In fact, at back-to-school nights, my mother would always give teachers permission to give me what for if I was ever out of line.
- Fuente del contexto
- Libro Teacher Training: A Reference Handbook
- Tipo de fuente
- book
- Autor
- David B. Pushkin
- Título de la fuente
- Teacher Training: A Reference Handbook
- Año
- 2001
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente