| 词汇 | chew out |
| 释义 | Phr V chew out chews, chewing, chewed chew out sb or chew sb out American & Australian informal to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrongThe coach chewed the team out for quitting practice early. chew out Ⅰ verb 1 to perform oral sex on a woman AUSTRALIA, 1985. 2 to rebuke someone harshly US, 1929 Ⅱ ⇨ chew out; chewing out noun a rebuke US, 1964 chew sb out • chew out sb AmE informal to talk angrily to someone to show that you disapprove of what they have done: My boss chewed me out for not getting the report in on time.■ SIMILAR TO: bawl out AmE informal, tell off, lay into chew (one) outslang To scold or address one harshly or angrily. The boss is totally going to chew us out if he hears that we lost that big client. chew someone outand eat someone outFig. to scold someone. The sergeant chewed the corporal out; then the corporal chewed the private out. The boss is always chewing out somebody. chew outScold harshly, as in Dad will chew you out for taking the car without permission. Originating in the military, this slangy term began to be used during World War I and soon spread to civilian life. Several vulgar versions, such as chew someone's ass out, should be avoided in polite speech. Also see eat out, def. 2. chew outv. Slang To scold or reprimand someone: The teacher chewed us out for being late. |
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