dirne quattro [a qualcuno]

Parola del giorno | Word of the Day

Today’s Parola del Giorno is the idiomatic expression, dirne quattro [a qualcuno], which means to tell someone off.  

I love this expression for a number of reasons! Most of all, there’s a lot of grammar happening in just these four words.

First, pay attention to the word ne (I’ll have some grammar on this little particle the week after next, too)! Second…