| 单词 | give someone a piece of your mind |
| 释义 | give someone a piece of your mindto tell someone angrily what you think of them The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. She would like to go outand give him a piece of her mind. Synonyms of 'give someone a piece of your mind'tell someone off, rebuke, reprimand, reproach More Synonyms of give someone a piece of your mind (idiom) I'd like to give that man a piece of my mind. Synonyms tell someone off He never listened to us when we told him off. rebuke They have been seriously rebuked. reprimand He was reprimanded by a teacher. reproach She is quick to reproach anyone. lecture He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. carpet (informal) censure I would not presume to censure him for his views. scold If he finds out, he'll scold me. berate Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. chide He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights. tear into (informal) read the riot act to reprove Women were reproved if they did not wear hats. upbraid Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone. take someone to task The country's intellectuals are being taken to task. tick someone off (informal) His mum ticked him off when they got home. bawl someone out (informal) chew someone out (US, Canadian, informal) tear someone off a strip (British, informal) He heard Nora tear an orderly off a strip. give someone a piece of your mind I'd like to give that man a piece of my mind. haul someone over the coals (informal) give someone a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal) Nearby words of |
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