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en prendre pour son grade

/ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ɡʁad/

verb/ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ɡʁad/

to be given a dressing-down, to get a severe telling-off, to get read the riot act; to get hauled over the coals; to take a beating, to take a thrashing

Synonyms: se prendre une raclée, prendre cher