jdm. die leviten lesen

German - English

Definition of jdm. die leviten lesen in German English dictionary

to chew out <> somebody

to chide {chided/chid

to take somebody to task

to reprimand

chided/chidden/chid} somebody

to berate (formal)

to tick off <> somebody to rake/haul/drag somebody over the coals (for something)

to objurgate (rare)

to give somebody a dressing-down

to reprehend

to reprove

to rebuke

to scold

to read somebody the riot act

to tell off <> somebody

Related Terms

jdm. (gehörig) die Leviten lesen

to give somebody a wigging / a telling-off / a bollocking

die Leviten lesen

read the riot act