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▸ verb: (idiomatic, slang) To punish; to rebuke.
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▸ verb: (idiomatic, slang) To punish; to rebuke.
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give someone what-for,
punish,
teach someone a lesson,
tar out,
castigate,
have someone's hide,
make an example of,
reproach,
knock some sense into,
upbraid,
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