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Katie Anh
2021-12-15 10:12
Get an earful negative spoken language verb phrase
Used to describe receiving a long reproach or lecture.
Oh, man. We've just broken the vase that my mom loves the most. I'm definitely gonna get an earful from her.
I've got an earful from my teacher for fighting with that guy.
I don't know what happened, but look at her face, I do know that I'm gonna get an earful from her.
I can’t believe that I've just got an earful from my teacher just because of not doing homework.
To scold someone severely or angrily
To speak to someone in an angry or harsh way
To rebuke or scream at someone
1. If you say you give someone hell, you mean that you make her/his life very unpleasant by causing a lot of pain.
2. If you say you give someone hell, you mean that you scold or criticize him/her as they have done something wrong.
3. If you say a part of your body is giving you hell, you mean that it is very aching.
If you say that you give (one) Jesse, you mean that you criticize or punish someone.
It's mostly used in the present tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
To do something in an unusual way
I guess I like to run against the grain in everything I do.
