give smb. what for

give smb. what for
разг.
проучить, наказать кого-л.; ≈ задать трёпку, всыпать кому-л.; показать кому-л. где раки зимуют

Frank (sitting down): "These boots are giving me what for all right. If they're like this now, what are they going to be like be the evening?" (N. Coward, ‘This Happy Breed’, act II, sc. I) — Фрэнк (садится): "Эти ботинки чертовски жмут. Если они сейчас так жмут, что же будет вечером?"

The teacher gave me what for because I was late. (DAI) — Мне попало от учителя за опоздание.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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