die Leviten lesen

German

Etymology

Literally, to read [someone] the book of Leviticus, because of the severe punishments prescribed therein.

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Verb

die Leviten lesen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liest die Leviten, past tense las die Leviten, past participle die Leviten gelesen, past subjunctive läse die Leviten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to read (someone) the riot act, to reprimand [with dative ‘someone’]

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