give someone an earful
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give someone an earful
verb gives someone an earful · giving someone an earful · gave someone an earful · given someone an earful
- To scold someone loudly. I should never have tried to grind the computer system to a halt. Firstly I got sacked, and then my boss gave me a right earful.
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verb to scold someone loudly
| Deutsch | jemanden zur Sau machen, zusammenscheißen, zusammenstauchen, zusammenschimpfen, ausschelten |
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