OBSCURE ORIGINS of COMMON PHRASES
Did you ever read your kids or your husband the riot act and they didn’t understand a word you meant? To read someone the riot act is to yell, shout, command and demand that the ruckus or misbehavior stop!!!
The Riot Act
This is how it came about: In 1716, King George I of England issued a proclamation that if 12 or more people engaged in a demonstration, his officers were told to read the group this specific ACT and send those rioters home. Only a few continued to be disruptive after the edict was read because you could be sent to prison for life for not obeying this order. Usually once The RIOT ACT was read, people calmed down!!!
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