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"What did you expect a girl to feel like after she'd been rejected and then you deigned to bring her back to her side? I thought, 'hey young man, I'll have words with you!"
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2018
“Elites”? “Enough”? Whatever: There they were again, and Griffin appeared to have words with a stern-faced Mercedes.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2018
His mother’s going to have words with you, America.
From Time • May 22, 2013
As everyone looked to be walking back to the other side of the field, toward the benches and locker rooms, Ochoa and Parke continued to have words with Anibaba.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2012
“If it please the king, I must needs have words with him.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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