научить уму-разуму

• УЧИТЬ/НАУЧИТЬ УМУ-РАЗУМУ кого coll

[VP; subj: human or, less often, abstr; more often impfv; if pfv, usu. fut or subjunctive; more often this WO]

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⇒ to teach s.o. something good, helpful, admonish s.o., give s.o. advice on how to act or live:

- X научит Y-а уму-разуму{{}}≈ X will teach Y some (good) sense;

- X will make Y see sense;

- [when punishment is implied] X will knock some sense into Y.

     ♦ ...Надо сшибать с него спесь, учить его уму-разуму, этакого дурачка долговязого! (Трифонов 3). This lanky upstart should be taken down a peg or two and taught some sense (За).

     ♦ "А этот, - она снисходительно кивнула в сторону мальчишки... - совсем от рук отбился, никакого сладу с ним нет. Был бы отец, научил бы уму-разуму..." (Максимов 1). "But as for him," she gave a contemptuous nod in the direction of the boy..."he's got completely out of hand, I can't do anything with him. If his father was here he'd knock some sense into him..." (1a).