| 单词 | read (sb) the riot act |
| 释义 | read(sb)the riot acttospeakangrilyto someone about something they have done andwarnthatpersonthat they will bepunishedif ithappensagain 严厉警告（某人）不得再犯 He'd put up with a lot ofbadbehaviourfrom hissonandthoughtit wastimeto read him theriotact.对于儿子的很多不良行为他一直持容忍态度，但他觉得是该严厉警告他收敛一些的时候了。 |
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