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Jimmy Hung
2022-03-27 07:03
Give (one) an earful phrase
To speak severely to someone for a long time, especially a child, because they have done something wrong.
The boss gave me an earful for arriving late.
John's mom has just given him an earful because she found out he had lied to her.
To give someone surprising information that is supposed to be secret.
He gave me an earful about his family's plan to assassinate the president!
I regret giving that blabbermouth an earful about my relationship.
A harsh reproof
A severe criticism or rebuke that's used to dismiss someone
1. To dress more informally than usual
2. To scold someone harshly
To scold someone severely or angrily
To secretly punish or rebuke someone for doing something.
The verb "give" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
To make love or have sex with someone
They just jumped each other’s bones after one date.
