A vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act"
Noun
a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them
Noun
a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act"
Usage Examples
I'd just turned 50, weighed 285, and my doctor had read me the riot act about my health.
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