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read someone the riot act
Verb
idiomatic
Britain
Commonwealth
archaic
historical
of Nations
Japanese Meaning
激しく叱責する / 猛烈に非難する / 説教する
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic) To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
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read someone the riot act
After finding out the team had missed the deadline again, the project lead vowed to read someone the riot act at the next meeting.
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After finding out the team had missed the deadline again, the project lead vowed to read someone the riot act at the next meeting.
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