read someone the riot act

English - Turkish

Definition of read someone the riot act in English Turkish dictionary

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read sb the riot act

verip veriştirmek

read s.o. the riot act

{k} birine dünyanın kaç bucak olduğunu göstermek, birini sert bir şekilde azarlamak

English - English

Definition of read someone the riot act in English English dictionary

give someone a strict scolding, reprimand strongly

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read somebody the riot act

To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand

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

Hyphenation

read some·one the ri·ot act

Turkish pronunciation

rid sʌmwʌn dhi rayıt äkt

Pronunciation

/ˈrēd ˈsəmˌwən ᴛʜē ˈrīət ˈakt/ /ˈriːd ˈsʌmˌwʌn ðiː ˈraɪət ˈækt/