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Jimmy Hung
2021-07-30 04:07
Give (someone) the length of (one's) tongue informal
Tell someone your opinions or feelings aggressively or abusively
He gave me the length of his tongue when I accidentally dirtied the tablecloth.
She always gives me the length of her tongue when I forget to clean the kitchen after cooking.
I had imagined that my boyfriend would never give me the length of his tongue like that.
Used to say that someone utters something loudly and suddenly.
The verb "give" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
To decide to believe someone‘s saying although they may not tell the truth
He said that he was late because he had an accident and I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
