teach a lesson
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- punishPenalize for wrongdoing
- scoldRebuke harshly
- instructConvey knowledge or orders
- educateProvide formal instruction
reprimand · consequence · karma · humble · schooled · correct · rebuke · warning · payback · revenge · moral · mentor · lecture · example · chastise · humiliate · strict · tough love
behavioral correction vs. permissiveness
teach a lessonlet off the hook
let slide · turn a blind eye · overlook · excuse · condone