give (someone) what for, to Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

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a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

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a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

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a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

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a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

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a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

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a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

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a into g

(See ass into gear)

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a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

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a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

cho (ai đó) cái gì, để làm gì

Khi mắng mỏ hoặc khiển trách gay gắt ai đó. Biểu thức này có từ nửa sau của những năm 1800. Ví dụ: “Nếu bạn bất làm bài tập về nhà, giáo viên sẽ cho bạn những gì để làm”. David Sedaris vừa có nó, “. . . Tôi vừa rất thích anchorage lại và cho hai người đó để làm gì ”(“ Standing By ”, New Yorker, ngày 9 tháng 8 năm 2010). Xem thêm mặc quần áo xuống .. Xem thêm: cho, gì. Xem thêm: