Idiom
chew someone out and eat someone out
Theme: SCOLDING
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.
Slang
chew someone out
Theme: SCOLDING
tr. to scold someone.I knew my dad was going to chew me out.The dean chewed out the whole fraternity.