get what for

Meaning

1. get / give sb what for

   to be punished / punish sb severely

   I'll give her what for if she does that again.

In the movies · 1

• Cheeky devils! Give them what for!Mary Poppins1964
• get what's good,Maria Bamford: Old Baby2017
• Never get what?The Banshees of Inisherin2022
• I'm gonna get what?The Matrix Reloaded2003
• I get what that's like.Shazam!2019
• Yeah, I get what I want.American Pie Presents: Band Camp2005
• He's gonna get what's coming to him.Lord of War2005
• Madame is used to getting what she wants.Death on the Nile2022

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