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- (idiomatic) To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
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Meaning
- [Verb]
- (idiomatic) To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
- (British, Commonwealth, archaic, historical) To give a formal warning for a riotous assembly to disperse, usually through reading a section of the Riot Act.
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