poñer a pan pedir

Galician

Verb

poñer a pan pedir (first-person singular present poño a pan pedir, first-person singular preterite puxen a pan pedir, past participle posto a pan pedir)

1. (idiomatic) to tell off, to rebuke, to scold

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “poñer a pan pedir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poñer a pan pedir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN