| 词汇 | SCOLDING |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG SCOLDING bawl someone out to scold someone in a loud voice.The teacher bawled the student out for arriving late.Teachers don't usually bawl out students. bite someone's head off to speak sharply and angrily to someone.There was no need to bite Mary's head off just because she was five minutes late.The boss has been biting everybody's head off since his accident. burn someone at the stake to chastise or denounce someone severely, but without violence.Stop yelling. I made a simple mistake, and you're burning me at the stake for it.Sally only spilled her milk. There is no need to shout. Don't burn her at the stake for it. call someone down to reprimand a person.The teacher had to call Sally down in front of everybody.'T wish you wouldn't call me down in public," cried Sally. call someone on the carpet to reprimand a person. (The phrase presents images of a person called into the boss's carpeted office for a reprimand.)One more error like that and the boss will call you on the carpet.I’m sorry it went wrong. I really hope he doesn't call me on the carpet again. chew someone out and eat someone out to scold someone; to bawl someone out thoroughly. (Informal. Used much in the military.)The sergeant chewed the corporal out; then the corporal chewed the private out.The boss is always chewing out somebody.The coach ate out the entire football team because of their poor playing. come down hard on someone or something to attack vigorously; to scold someone severely.Tom's parents really came down hard on him for coming home late.Yes, they came down on him hard. dress someone down to bawl someone out; to give someone a good scolding. (Primarily military.)The sergeant dressed the soldier down severely.I know they'll dress me down when I get home. get after someone to remind, scold, or nag someone (to do something). (Informal.)John hasn't taken out the garbage. I'll have to get after him.Mary's mother will get after her if she doesn't do the dishes. get a tongue-lashing to receive a severe scolding.I really got a tongue-lashing when I got home.Ted will have a tongue-lashing at home.I never had a tongue-lashing like that before. get one's comeuppance to get a reprimand; to get the punishment one deserves. (Folksy.)Tom is always insulting people, but he finally got his comeuppance. Bill hit him.I hope I don't get my comeuppance like that. get the devil and catch hell; catch the devil; get hell to receive a severe scolding. (Informal. Use hell with caution.)Bill is always getting the devil about something.I'm late. If I don t get home soon, I'll catch hell!I caught the devil yesterday for being late. give someone a (good) dressing-down a scolding.After that dressing-down I won't be late again.The boss gave Fred a real dressing-down for breaking the machine. give someone a piece of one's mind to bawl someone out; to tell someone off.I've had enough from John. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.Sally, stop it, or I'll give you a piece of my mind. give someone a tongue-lashing to give someone a severe scolding.I gave Bill a real tongue-lashing when he got home late.I will give you a real tongue-lashing if you ever do that again. give someone the devil and give someone hell to scold someone severely. (Informal. Use hell with caution.)I'm going to give Bill hell when he gets home. He's late again.Bill, why do I always have to give you the devil? give someone what for to scold someone. (Folksy.)Billy's mother gave him what for because he didn't get home on time.I will really give you what for if you don't straighten up. have it in for someone to have something against someone; to plan to scold or punish someone.Don't go near Bob. He has it in for you.Billy! You had better go home. Your mom really has it in for you. jump all over someone and jump down someone's throat; jump on someone to scold someone severely. (Slang.)Don't jump on me! I didn't do it!If I don't get home on time, my parents will jump all over me.Please don't jump all over John. He wasn't the one who broke the window.Why are you jumping down my throat? I wasn't even in the house when it happened. lay down the law to scold someone for misbehaving. (Informal.)When the teacher caught us, he really laid down the law.Poor Bob. He really got it when his mother laid down the law. let someone have it (with both barrels) to strike someone or attack someone verbally. (Informal. With both barrels simply intensifies the phrase.)I really let Tom have it with both barrels. I told him he had better not do that again if he knows what's good for him.Bob let John have it—right on the chin. light into someone to scold someone. (Informal.)John lit into Fred for being late.My father really lit into me when I came in late. He yelled at me for ten minutes. lower the boom on someone to scold or punish someone severely; to crack down on someone. (Informal.)If Bob wont behave better, III have to lower the boom on him.The teacher lowered the boom on the whole class for misbehaving. pin someone's ears back to scold someone severely; to beat someone. (Slang.)Tom pinned my ears back because I insulted him.I got very mad at John and wanted to pin his ears back, but I didn't. put one in one's place to rebuke someone; to remind one of one's (lower) rank or station.The boss put me in my place for criticizing her.Then her boss put her in her place for being rude. rake someone over the coals and haul someone over the coals to give someone a severe scolding.My mother hauled me over the coals for coming in late last night.The manager raked me over the coals for being late again. read someone the riot act to give someone a severe scolding.The manager read me the riot act for coming in late.The teacher read the students the riot act for their failure to do their assignments. Shame on someone What a shameful thing!You've torn your shirt again, Billy! Shame on you!When Billy tore his shirt, his mother said, "Shame on you!" Shape up or ship out either to improve one's performance (or behavior) or leave or quit. (Fixed order.)Okay, Tom. That's the end. Shape up or ship out!John was late again, so I told him to shape up or ship out. skin someone alive to be very angry with someone; to scold someone severely. (Folksy.)I was so mad at Jane that I could have skinned her alive.If I don't get home on time, my parents will skin me alive. slap someone down to rebuke or rebuff someone.You may disagree with her, but you needn't slap her down like that.I only asked you what time it was! There's no need to slap me down! What a rotten humor you're in! take someone down a peg (or two) and take someone down a notch (or two) to reprimand someone who is acting too arrogant.The teacher's scolding took Bob down a notch or two.He was so rude that someone was bound to take him down a peg or two. take someone to task to scold or reprimand someone.The teacher took John to task for his bad behavior.I lost a big contract, and the boss took me to task in front of everyone. tear into someone to criticize and scold someone.Tom tore into John and yelled at him for an hour.Don't tear into me like that. You have no right to speak to me that way. tell someone a thing or two and tell someone where to get off to scold someone; to express one's anger to someone; to tell someone off. (Informal.)Wait till I see Sally. I'll tell her a thing or two!She told me where to get off and then started in scolding Tom. tell someone off to scold someone; to attack someone verbally. (This has a sense of finality about it.)I was so mad at Bob that I told him off.By the end of the day, I had told off everyone else, too. throw something up to someone to mention a shortcoming to someone repeatedly.I know I'm thoughtless. Why do you keep throwing it up to me?Bill was always throwing Jane's faults up to her. |
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