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give a person what for

give a per·son what for
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv ey pur-suh n hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot fawr]
    • /gɪv eɪ ˈpɜr sən ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt fɔr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv ey pur-suh n hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot fawr]
    • /gɪv eɪ ˈpɜr sən ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt fɔr/

Definition of give a person what for words

  • noun give a person what for to punish or reprimand a person severely 0
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Parts of speech for Give a person what for

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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give a person what for popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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