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Foolishdog Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Give sb a lesson or teach sb a lesson
in one cloze, i have got two choices--give sb a lesson and teach sb a lesson. we learned from our teachers that both of them were the same and could replace each other. now what i doubt is not that they are the same or not, but is there a set phrase like "give sb a lesson". i was really confused.
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Welcome to the forums! When we "teach someone a lesson", it usually means that we show them what the consequences of an action can be. ] Teaching a lesson can also be the simple act of conducting a class in an educational situation.
- Welcome to the forums!
- When we "teach someone a lesson", it usually means that we show them what the consequences of an action can be.
- ] Teaching a lesson can also be the simple act of conducting a class in an educational situation.
- Do you have examples that might clarify what, exactly, you want to know?
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Welcome to the forums!
When we "teach someone a lesson", it usually means that we show them what the consequences of an action can be. [We caught him stealing money from the cash box, so we fired him; we really taught him a lesson.]
Teaching a lesson can also be the simple act of conducting a class in an educational situation.
Do you have examples that might cl
When we "teach someone a lesson", it usually means that we show them what the consequences of an action can be. [We caught him stealing money from the cash box, so we fired him; we really taught him a lesson.]
Teaching a lesson can also be the simple act of conducting a class in an educational situation.
Do you have examples that might cl
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it's very kind of you to give me help
here is the example
one of my team members suggested that we show disapproval to them as they performed. finally i said, "let's ____ them a lesson."
(this is the sentence from the passage.)
two of the four choices puzzled me. i learned give sb a lesson can be used to express the same meaning as teach sb a lesson.
here is the example
one of my team members suggested that we show disapproval to them as they performed. finally i said, "let's ____ them a lesson."
(this is the sentence from the passage.)
two of the four choices puzzled me. i learned give sb a lesson can be used to express the same meaning as teach sb a lesson.
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I have never heard "give somebody a lesson" used to mean "teach somebody a lesson."
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Please take the time to use capital letters as appropriate in your posts. Thank you!
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