lecture for

lecture someone for something

to give someone a talking-to about something. Please don't lecture me for being late. It won't help now, will it? There is no point in lecturing us for something we didn't do.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vercingetorix	wer-keeng-GE-to-reeks (Ancient Roman), vur-sin-JET-ə-riks (English)	Ancient Celtic
Abbas	[ə'bæs]
Violet	['vaiəlit]
Matilde	mah-TEEL-de (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Wiola	VYAW-law	Polish
Isidorus	-	Late Roman