read a lecture

Also, read a lesson. Issue a reprimand, as in Dad read us a lecture after the teacher phoned and complained. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the early 1600s. Also see read the riot act; teach a lesson.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
VÍTor	VEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Hilja	HEEL-yah	Finnish
Yenny	-	Spanish (Latin American)
Wangchuk	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Yeager	['jeigə]
Salha	-	Arabic