get a lecture
Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words
to be scolded or reprimanded
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Examples (10)
- I got a lecture from Dad about coming home on time.
- She always gets a lecture from her boss when she's late.
- The kids got a long lecture about cleaning their rooms.
- He's about to get a serious lecture on his behavior.
- We all expected to get a stern lecture after breaking the vase.
- Don't make that mistake again, or you'll get another lecture.
- Despite his age, he still occasionally gets a lecture from his mother.
- If you don't follow the rules, you're sure to get a lecture from the coach.
- Nobody likes to get a lecture on something they already know.
- After forgetting her homework, the student got a polite but firm lecture from the teacher.