chew someone out

(phrasal verb) to be angry with someone and tell them they did something wrong

Example Sentence:

My wife chewed me out for hours last night because I forgot her birthday.

My parents are always chewing me out because I never do the dishes!

A: How is your daughter doing in school?
B: She never does her homework. I’m going to have to chew her out if she doesn’t start working harder.

The boss chewed out her employees for being lazy while at work.

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Similar idioms:

1. bite off more than one can chew
2. chew over
3. chew one’s ear off
4. grab-assing
5. get to the point
6. take a dig at someone
7. cut to the chase
8. work up to
9. nowadays
10. blue in the face
11. beat one’s head against the wall
12. be banging one’s head against the wall
13. beat around the bush
14. beat about the bush
15. do the lion’s share