lukea madonluvut

Finnish

Etymology

Literally, “to read somebody the numbers of a worm”

Verb

lukea madonluvut

1. (idiomatic) to read somebody the riot act

Conjugation

• See lukea.
• madonluvut is in the plural and normally in the accusative case (which appears identical to the nominative case in the plural), but is inflected in the partitive case to express an ongoing or incomplete action or if used in the negative.