give what for (English, verb)
expansion: give what for (third-person singular simple present gives what for, present participle giving what for, simple past gave what for, past participle given what for)
Senses:
glosses: To scold; to punish, especially verbally.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: gives what for
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: giving what for
tags: participle
present
form: gave what for
tags: past
form: given what for
tags: participle
past