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I'll give what for!

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I'll give you what for!

  (informal)

something that you say when you are very angry with someone and intend to punish them I'll give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning!

See give all, give it all, give up as a bad job, flip the bird, give a break, Give me a break!, give a damn, give eye teeth for, care a fig, give the finger, give first refusal, Give me five!, give food for thought, allow free rein, allow free rein, give a free hand, allow full play, give the game away, give up the ghost, give the glad eye, give as good as get, give the green light, give grief, give ground, give a hand, give a hard time, give head, give the heave ho, give hell, Give them hell!, care a hoot, give house room, budge an inch, Give an inch and take a mile, give life, give a miss, give a monkey's, give the nod, give to on a plate, give to on a platter, blow a raspberry, Give it a rest!, would give right arm, give a rocket, give enough rope, give the runaround, would give you the shirt off back, give a shit, give short shrift, give the slip, Give it to me straight, give the time of day, care a toss, care tuppence, give a wide berth

See also: give