- give you what for
- lecture you, give you hell
If you miss hockey practice, the coach will give you what for.
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give you what for
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give them what for — give them a lecture, scold them, give you hell After the team lost a game, the coach gave em what for … English idioms
give 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 … Wiktionary
I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got — Single infobox Name = I Can t Give You What I Haven t Got Artist = The Living End from Album = From Here On In Released = 2004 Format = Radio Single Recorded = 2004 Genre = Rock Length = 3 min 20 s Label = EMI Producer = Chart position = Reviews … Wikipedia
what for — 1. adverb For what reason; why. He wants four copies of it? What for? 2. noun An unspecified punishment or rebuke When your dad gets home, hell give you what f … Wiktionary
What Have You Done for Me Lately — Infobox Single Name = What Have You Done for Me Lately Artist = Janet Jackson Album = Control B side = He Doesn t Know I m Alive Released = January 13, 1986 (U.S.) March 10, 1986 (UK) Format = 7 single, 12 single Recorded = 1985 Genre = Dance pop … Wikipedia
what\ for — I. interrog. For what reason; why? I told Mary what I was going to town for. What are you running for? Often used alone as a question. Billy s mother told him to wear his hat. What for? he asked. Compare: how come II. n. phr. informal A scolding … Словарь американских идиом
give you static — criticize what you did, give you flack He gave me static for failing the exam. He said I can do better … English idioms
give you flack — tell you what you did wrong, criticize you He gave me flack for smoking in his car. The smell bothers him … English idioms
Never, Never Gonna Give You Up — For other uses, see Never Gonna Give You Up (disambiguation). Never, Never Gonna Give You Up Single by Barry White from the album Stone Gon Released June 1973 Format … Wikipedia
what — [ wat, hwat ] function word *** What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? Tell me what happened. as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is subject … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
