chewing out
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Definition
Noun: A severe scolding; a harsh verbal reprimand or telling-off. It implies a one-sided, angry verbal attack where one person expresses strong disapproval of another's actions or behavior.
Usage
This noun is used to describe the act or instance of being reprimanded harshly. It is typically used in informal contexts. * It is often preceded by verbs like get, give, or receive. * It can be modified by adjectives like real, serious, or harsh.
Examples
- The coach gave the team a real chewing out for their lack of effort during practice.
- After missing the deadline, I got a severe chewing out from my boss.
- He received quite a chewing out from his parents for coming home so late.
Advanced Usage
- To be in for a chewing out: To be likely or certain to receive a severe scolding.
- If you break that, you'll be in for a real chewing out.
- To deserve a chewing out: To have earned or merited a severe scolding through one's actions.
- His careless mistake deserved the chewing out he got.
Variants and Related Words
- Chew out (Phrasal Verb): The verb form from which the noun is derived. It means to scold or reprimand someone severely.
- The manager chewed out the employee for the error.
- Telling-off (Noun): A close synonym, also meaning a severe scolding.
- Dressing down (Noun): Another synonym for a severe reprimand.
Synonyms
- Reprimand
- Rebuke
- Lecture
- Tongue-lashing
- Bawling out
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Chew out (someone) or Chew (someone) out: To scold someone angrily.
- She was chewed out for speaking out of turn.
- Tell off (someone) or Tell (someone) off: To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.
- His mother told him off for being rude.
Related Idioms
- To give someone a piece of one's mind: To express one's disapproval directly and angrily to someone.
- I'm going to give him a piece of my mind about his constant lateness.
- To rake (someone) over the coals: To criticize or reprimand someone severely.
- The committee raked him over the coals for the budget oversight.
Noun
- a severe scolding