"have a word with oneself" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: has a word with oneself [present, singular, third-person], having a word with oneself [participle, present], had a word with oneself [participle, past], had a word with oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a word with oneself|head=have a word with oneself}} have a word with oneself (third-person singular simple present has a word with oneself, present participle having a word with oneself, simple past and past participle had a word with oneself)
  1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) To consider one's attitudes or behavior with a view to reform. Tags: UK, idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-have_a_word_with_oneself-en-verb-lY4n2DA6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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