read the riot act
告誡或訓(xùn)斥某人,通常指嚴(yán)厲地警告某人停止行為
用于嚴(yán)厲警告或訓(xùn)斥
英文釋義
to reprimand or scold someone severely
例句
The teacher read the riot act to the students after they vandalized the classroom.
典故來源
源自1715年英國《騷亂法》,要求官員宣讀法令驅(qū)散人群,否則將被逮捕。