| 单词 | give someone hell |
| 释义 | (idiom) Definition to give someone a severe reprimand or punishment My father saw this in the newspaper and gave me absolute hell. Synonyms scold If he finds out, he'll scold me. rebuke They have been seriously rebuked. reprimand He was reprimanded by a teacher. berate Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. lecture He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. be angry at chastise I did not chastise the child for what she had done. slap someone's wrist bawl out give someone a rollicking Additional synonymsin the sense of berate Definition to scold harshly Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. Synonyms scold, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, blast, carpet (informal), put down, criticize, slate (informal, British), censure, castigate, revile, chide, harangue, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), rail at, flame (informal), diss (slang), read the riot act to, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), vituperatein the sense of chastise Definition to scold severely I did not chastise the child for what she had done. Synonyms scold, blame, correct, discipline, lecture, carpet (informal), nag, censure, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, berate, tick off (informal), castigate, chide, tell off (informal), find fault with, remonstrate with, bring (someone) to book, take (someone) to task, reprove, upbraid, bawl out (informal), give (someone) a talking-to (informal), haul (someone) over the coals (informal), chew (someone) out (US, Canadian, informal), give (someone) a dressing-down, give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), give (someone) a row in the sense of lecture Definition to scold (someone) at length He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. Synonyms tell off (informal), berate, scold, reprimand, carpet (informal), censure, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read the riot act, reprove, bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), give someone a talking-to (informal), give someone a dressing-down (informal), give someone a telling-off (informal) Nearby words of |
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