(British, Commonwealth, , archaic, historic) To give a formal warning for a riotous assembly to disperse, usually through reading a section of the Riot Act.
(British, Commonwealth, , archaic, historic) To give a formal warning for a riotous assembly to disperse, usually through reading a section of the Riot Act.
She really read him the riot act about his smoking habit.
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(idiomatic) To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
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