to read the riot act; tick off; scold; reprimand · (to someone) to state an opinion firmly and even bluntly, without caring if the other person might get offended · to score a big achievement or victory in any field
çekim: geçmiş canté las cuarenta · ortaç cantado las cuarenta
köken: Ultimately from negation of Latin probō (“to test, approve”), via Medieval Latin reimprobō (“to reprove”). Compare French réprouver (“to reprove”) from Late Latin reprobō (“to disapprove, condemn”) and Spanish improbar (“to disapprove”) from Latin improbō (“to disapprove, condemn”).