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read (someone) the riot act
idiom
to speak angrily to someone about something they have done and warn that person that they will be punished if it happens again : 严厉警告（某人）不得再犯
He'd put up with a lot of bad behaviour from his son and thought it was time to read him the riot act.对于儿子的很多不良行为他一直持容忍态度，但他觉得是该严厉警告他收敛一些的时候了。
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