ream out

(phrasal verb) to criticize someone by shouting

Example Sentences:

Laura is going to ream out her boyfriend because he forgot to pick her up from the airport.

Antonella’s mother reamed her out when she arrived home from the dance 4 hours late and drunk.

Mother: Did you have a party while I was away for the weekend?
Son: Yes. How did you know?
Mother: I found beer bottles in my bed!!!
Son: Okay, okay! Please stop reaming me out, I’ve learned my lesson!

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Similar idioms:

1. the straw that broke the camel’s back
2. break down