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单词 read (someone) the riot act
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read(someone)the riot act

idiom
tospeakangrilyto someone about something they have done andwarnthatpersonthat they will bepunishedif ithappensagain :
He'd put up with a lot ofbadbehaviourfrom hissonandthoughtit wastimetoreadhim theriotact.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chastising & rebuking
  • admonitory
  • barracking
  • bawl
  • bawlsomeoneout
  • be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • carpet
  • chasten
  • keelhaul
  • lecture
  • pull
  • pullsomeoneup
  • punchbag
  • punching bag
  • putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
  • reproach
  • reproachful
  • shame
  • tear
  • there'll be hell to payidiom
  • upbraid
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(Definition ofread (someone) the riot actfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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