teach someone a lesson
To punish someone for a serious transgression they have committed so that they do not…To punish someone for a serious transgression they have committed so that they do not commit it again.
Translations
8 languagesMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To punish someone for a serious transgression they have committed so that they do not commit it again.
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проучи́тьproučítʹ, показа́ть, где ра́ки зиму́ютpokazátʹ, gde ráki zimújut, показа́ть ку́зькину матьpokazátʹ kúzʹkinu matʹ
показа́ти де ра́ки зиму́ютьpokazáty de ráky zymújutʹ
Forms
teaches someone a lesson, teaching someone a lesson, taught someone a lesson, taught someone a lessonirregular · Lesson
| Base form | teach someone a lesson · to teach someone a lesson |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | teaches someone a lesson |
| Present participle | teaching someone a lesson |
| Past simple | taught someone a lesson |
| Past participle | taught someone a lesson |
Tenses
teach someone a lesson · taught someone a lesson · will teach someone a lesson · have taught someone a lessonPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | teach someone a lesson |
| he, she, it | teaches someone a lesson |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have taught someone a lesson |
| he, she, it | has taught someone a lesson |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will teach someone a lesson |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | taught someone a lesson |
Synonyms
21 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.