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- get (the) what for
get (the) what for
get (the) what for
To be thoroughly and intensely punished, rebuked, scolded, or berated. I got the what for from my parents last night for taking the car without permission. I got what for from the boss when I lost the company that big account.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Pavle | | - | Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Georgian |
| Lilac | | LIE-lək | English (Rare) |
| Atwell | | ['ætwəl] | |
| Rini | | - | Dutch |
| Bile | | - | Irish Mythology |
| Zdislav | | - | Czech, Medieval Slavic |