- give an earful
- give (someone) an earful
informal
to tell someone how angry you are with them.
You can just imagine the earful he gave her when they got home.
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give an earful
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give hell — informal 1) when I found out, I gave him hell Syn: reprimand severely, rebuke, admonish, chastise, castigate, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend, take to task, lambaste; read the riot act, give a piece of one s… … Thesaurus of popular words
give someone an earful — give (someone) an earful informal to tell someone how angry you are with them. You can just imagine the earful he gave her when they got home … New idioms dictionary
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earful — [“irful] 1. n. a tremendous amount of gossip. □ I got a big earful about Sally. □ can give you an earful about the mayor. 2. n. a scolding. □ Her mother gave her an earful when she finally got home. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
earful — ear|ful [ˈıəful US ˈır ] n give sb an earful informal to tell someone how angry you are about something they have done ▪ He gave me a real earful about being late so often … Dictionary of contemporary English
earful — noun give sb an earful informal to tell someone how angry you are about something they have done: He gave me a real earful about being late so often … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
give someone hell — (informal) 1 when I found out I gave him hell: REPRIMAND SEVERELY, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend … Useful english dictionary
give somebody an earful — verb To shout very loudly at someone I shouldve never tried to grind the business computer system to halt. Firstly I got sacked, and then my boss gave me a right earful … Wiktionary
reprimand — 1. verb was it really necessary to reprimand him in public? Syn: rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind, rake/haul over the coals, lecture,… … Thesaurus of popular words
hear — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To perceive by ear] Syn. listen to, hearken, hark, give attention, attend to, make out, auscultate, become aware of, catch, descry, apprehend, take in, eavesdrop, detect, perceive by the ear, overhear, take cognizance of,… … English dictionary for students
