tell sb a thing or two Idiom, Proverb
tell sb a thing or two
Idiom(s): tell someone a thing or two AND tell someone where to get off
Theme: SCOLDING
to scold someone; to express one's anger to someone; to tell someone off. (Informal.)
• Wait till I see Sally. I'll tell her a thing or two!
• She told me where to get off and then started in scolding Tom.