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Verb
read somebody the riot act

1. idiom To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.

#:She really read him the riot act about his smoking habit.

Translations
trans-top|scold or berate
Finnish: lukea madonluvut
trans-mid
Russian: ����ои�� головомойка|головомойк� (make a head-washing)
Spanish: montar una escena, regañar
trans-bot

See also
Riot Act

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