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to teach someone a lesson

to teach some·one a les·son
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too teech suhm-wuhn, -wuh n ey les-uh n]
    • /tu titʃ ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən eɪ ˈlɛs ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too teech suhm-wuhn, -wuh n ey les-uh n]
    • /tu titʃ ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən eɪ ˈlɛs ən/

Definition of to teach someone a lesson words

  • phrase to teach someone a lesson If you say that you are going to teach someone a lesson, you mean that you are going to punish them for something that they have done so that they do not do it again. 0
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to teach someone a lesson 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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