German-English translation for "Leviten"

"Leviten" English translation

Leviten
Plural | plural pl

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to haul over the coals
examples
  • jemandem die Leviten lesen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to hauljemand | somebody sb over the coals
    jemandem die Leviten lesen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
nur in jemandem die Leviten lesen
to givejemand | somebody sb a talking-to, to read the riot act tojemand | somebody sb, to givejemand | somebody sb a telling-off (oder | orod ticking-off)
nur in jemandem die Leviten lesen
I really did not want to teach anyone a lesson.
Ich wollte also absolut niemandem die Leviten lesen.
Source: Europarl
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