dar un jabón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, to give (someone) a soap. Compare French passer un savon.

Verb

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dar un jabón (first-person singular present doy un jabón, first-person singular preterite di un jabón, past participle dado un jabón)

  1. (idiomatic) to castigate; to criticize harshly [with a ‘someone’]

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