present participle of give someone a speaking to

(idiomatic) To scold a person.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give someone a speaking to

Alternative form of learn to walk before one can run.

simple past tense and past participle of give someone a speaking to

(idiomatic) Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see learn, walk, before, run.

(slang) Completely; utterly.

Synonym of horned frog / A South American frog of the genus Ceratophrys

(transitive, hyperbolic) To annoy (someone) so much that they cannot concentrate.

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