- bawl me out
- tell me I have been bad, scold me
If I fail math, Dad will bawl me out. He'll give me a lecture.
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bawl somebody out — ˌbawl sbˈout derived (informal) to speak angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong • The teacher bawled him out for being late. Main entry: ↑bawlderived … Useful english dictionary
bawl someone out — (informal).See reprimand. → bawl * * * reprimand someone angrily tales of how she bawled out employees … Useful english dictionary
bawl someone out — reprimand someone angrily. → bawl … English new terms dictionary
bawl someone out — informal See reprimand … Thesaurus of popular words
bawl — [bo:l US bo:l] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] also bawl out to shout in a loud voice = ↑yell ▪ Tickets please! bawled the conductor. 2.) to cry loudly = ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bawl — (v.) mid 15c., to howl like a dog, from O.N. baula to low like a cow, and/or M.L. baulare to bark like a dog, both echoic. Meaning to shout loudly attested from 1590s. To bawl (someone) out reprimand loudly is 1908, Amer.Eng. Related: Bawled;… … Etymology dictionary
bawl 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
bawl — bawler, n. /bawl/, v.i. 1. to cry or wail lustily. v.t. 2. to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out: to bawl one s dissatisfaction; bawling his senseless ditties to the audience. 3. to offer for sale by shouting, as a hawker: a peddler bawling… … Universalium
bawl out — PHRASAL VERB If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong. [INFORMAL] → See also bawl 1) [V n P] Do you think I m just going to bawl you out and that ll be an end of it? [Also V P n (not pron)] Syn:… … English dictionary
bawl — verb 1 (I, T) also bawl out to shout in a loud unpleasant voice: The captain stood at the front, bawling orders. 2 (I) to cry noisily: a baby bawling bawl sb out phrasal verb (T) informal especially AmE to speak angrily to someone because they… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
