chew him out

chew him out
lecture him, scold him, give him hell (See give you hell) [B]
  

My sister chewed me out for taking her car. She gave me hell.


English Idioms. Sayings and slang .

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • chew — chew1 [tʃu:] v [: Old English; Origin: ceowan] 1.) [I and T] to bite food several times before swallowing it ▪ This meat s so tough I can hardly chew it! chew at/on ▪ a dog chewing on a bone 2.) [I and T] to bite something continuously in order… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Chew (comics) — Chew Cover to Chew #1 . Art by Rob Guillory. Publication information Publisher Image Comics …   Wikipedia

  • Chew-Chew Baby — Woody Woodpecker series Directed by James Culhane …   Wikipedia

  • chew out — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • chew out — PHRASAL VERB If you chew someone out, you tell them off in a very angry way. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] He chewed out the player, who apologized the next time I saw him... [V n P] When Tom got back to Dallas, Perot called him over and chewed… …   English dictionary

  • chew out — {v.}, {slang} To scold roughly. * /The boy s father chewed him out for staying up late./ * /The coach chews out lazy players./ Syn.: BAWL OUT, CALL ON THE CARPET, HAUL OVER THE COALS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chew out — {v.}, {slang} To scold roughly. * /The boy s father chewed him out for staying up late./ * /The coach chews out lazy players./ Syn.: BAWL OUT, CALL ON THE CARPET, HAUL OVER THE COALS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chew\ out — v slang To scold roughly. The boy s father chewed him out for staying up late. The coach chews out lazy players. Syn.: bawl out, call on the carpet, haul over the coals …   Словарь американских идиом

  • chew out — verb To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke. His dad chewed him out after seeing the failing grades …   Wiktionary

  • Chew Chor Meng — Chinese name 周初明 (Simplified) Jyutping chow1 chun1 meng2 (Cantonese) Origin Singapore Born November 20, 1968 ( …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”