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Definition of Give someone what for

1. Verb. (idiomatic slang) To punish; to rebuke. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Someone What For

give somebody what-for
give someone a big head
give someone a bloody nose
give someone a buzz
give someone a jingle
give someone a ring
give someone five
give someone grief
give someone his head
give someone the business

give someone the chair
give someone the creeps
give someone the eye
give someone the slipper
give someone what for (current term)
give something a go
give something a miss
give something a try
give something up as a bad job
give stick

give suck
give thanks
give the axe
give the boot
give the bounce
give the devil his due
give the elbow
give the eye
give the finger

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