See give what for on Wiktionary
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"form": "gives what for",
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},
{
"form": "giving what for",
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"present"
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"To scold; to punish, especially verbally."
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"(transitive, idiomatic) To scold; to punish, especially verbally."
],
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"word": "give what for"
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