GIVE THEM WHAT FOR

Meaning of GIVE THEM WHAT FOR in English

give them a lecture, scold them, give you hell

After the team lost a game, the coach gave 'em what for.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GIVE THEM WHAT FOR — give them a lecture, scold them, give you hell After the team lost a game, the coach gave 'em what …
English Idioms vocab
THEM — les
English interlingue dictionary
THEM — kanila;para nila;sila
English-Visayan vocabulary
THEM — I. pronoun Date: bef 12th century see: they they 1, those , II. adjective Date: 1594 those
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEM — I. (th)əm, ə m, (|)them pronoun, objective case of they Etymology: Middle English them; partly from tham, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEM — (pron.) The objective case of they. See They.
Английский словарь Webster
THEM — ( pron. ) The objective case of they. See They.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THEM — /dhem/ ; unstressed /dheuhm, euhm/ , pron. 1. the objective case of they , used as a direct or indirect …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THEM — pron. those people (3rd person)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHAT — I. ˈhwät, ˈhwət, ˈwät, ˈwət pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THEM — I. (th)əm, ˈthem, after p, b, v, f, also ə m pronoun Date: bef 12th century objective case of they …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT — noun something; thing; stuff. 2. what (·pron, ·adj, ·adv) as a relative pronoun. 3. what (interrogative ·adv) why? for what …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THEM — [them] pron objective case of they [2]them adj (1594) nonstand: those--used chiefly in the speech of less educated people and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THEM — them strong form BrE AmE ðem , weak form ð ə m
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHAT — / wɒt; NAmE wɑːt; wʌt/ pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEM — / ðəm; NAmE ; strong form ðem/ pronoun (the object form of they ) 1. used when referring to people, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — what S1 W1 /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/ BrE AmE pronoun , determiner , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THEM — I. them 1 S1 W1 /ðəm; strong ðem/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIVE — I. give 1 S1 W1 /ɡɪv/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense gave /ɡeɪv/, past participle given /ˈɡɪv ə n/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THEM — pron. & adj. --pron. 1 objective case of THEY (I saw them). 2 colloq. they (it's them again; is older …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THEM — pron. & adj. pron. 1 objective case of THEY (I saw them). 2 colloq. they (it's them again; is older …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1. asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Oxford English vocab
THEM — pron. & adj. --pron. 1. objective case of THEY (I saw them). 2 colloq. they (it's them again; is older …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — I. USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS /gɪv/ ( gives, giving, gave, given) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Usually pronounced /(h)wɒt/ for meanings 2, 4 and 5. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Them' is a third person plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THEM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Them' is a third person plural …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHAT — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (just) what/who you are looking for ▪ ‘Salubrious’! That’s just the word I was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEM — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES not trust sb an inch/not trust sb as far as you can throw them …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a witness gives evidence ▪ Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEM — (THOSE) [determiner] - not standard for thoseWho gave you them sweets?
Cambridge English vocab
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHAT — pronoun 1 BAD : A woman can do everything what a man can do. GOOD : A woman can do …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHAT — мест. 1) вопрос. а) что (в прямых или косвенных вопросах к подлежащему или дополнениям с предлогом или без предлога; обычно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THEM — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) лич. мест.; косвенный падеж от they их, им, ими и т. п. - two of * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIVE — 1. гл.; прош. вр. - gave, прич. прош. вр. - given 1) а) дарить What can I give you for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHAT — what.ogg 1. wɒt a 1. в прямых вопросах 1> какой?; какого рода? what papers do you read? - какие газеты …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THEM — them.ogg ðem (полная форма); ðəm,əm (редуцированные формы) pers pron 1. косв. п. от they их, им, ими и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIVE — _I 1. gıv n 1. 1> податливость, уступчивость 2> смягчение the apparent give in the weather - заметное потепление 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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