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140 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Spanish > English

Subject:

General

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

le dieron lo suyo

Context:

Roberto cometió el gran error de acompañar a su novia a casa justo cuando llegaba Bernardo. Unos amigos de este le siguieron hasta su casa y le dieron lo suyo. Él y Gracia rompieron y ahora Bernardo no le deja salir de casa sin su permiso.

Bernardo is married to Gracia, who is having an affair with Roberto.

 

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140 months ago

Clara Fernández  See profile wrote:

...and let him have it... (or also: "...gave him what he deserved".

My comment:

Basically the idea is that Bernardo's friends might have beat up Roberto ("let him have it") because of the affair with Gracia.

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140 months ago

Clara Fernández  See profile wrote:

had it out with him / gave him what for / sorted it out with him

My comment:

Was Roberto in for a good telling off or threats; or did Bernardo's friends bash him up?