| 词汇 | reads you a lecture |
| 释义 | (redirected from reads you a lecture)read (one) a lectureTo scold, reprimand, or reprove someone severely for an error or mistake. I was read a lecture by my boss last week for messing up the accounting software. I know Mary messed up, but there was no need to read her a lecture for it. read a lectureAlso, read a lesson. Issue a reprimand, as in Dad read us a lecture after the teacher phoned and complained. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the early 1600s. Also see read the riot act; teach a lesson. read alecture/lesson To issue a reprimand: My parents read me a lecture because I had neglected my chores. |
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