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
PatrÍCia	pə-TREE-syə (Portuguese)	Slovak, Portuguese
Carol (1)	KER-əl, KAR-əl	English
Victor	VIK-tər (English), veek-TOR (French)	English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
Ryleigh	RIE-lee	English (Modern)
RaphaËL	-	French
Joseph	['dʒəuzif]