jdm. einen Denkzettel verpassen
to teach someone a memorable lesson, often through punishment
Türkçe: birine unutamayacağı bir ders vermek
In a sentence
Der Trainer verpasste dem faulen Spieler einen Denkzettel.
How it is used
Means to teach someone a memorable lesson, often through punishment. Colloquial register. Use when a coach benches a player for poor sportsmanship. Implies intentional consequence to prevent future misbehavior.
Other collocations built on verpassen
- jdm. eine Abreibung verpassento give someone a severe scolding/beating
- eine Chance vergeben / verpassento miss or waste an opportunity
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