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Phrase(s): lecture ((to) someone) about someone or something [and] lecture ((to) someone) on someone or something
1. to give an instructional speech to someone about someone or something. • He always lectured his children about their duty to vote. • She lectured to all her classes on employment opportunities. 2. to scold someone about someone or something. • Please don’t lecture me about my behavior. • I like Ted! Don’t lecture about him.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs