give (someone) the rough side of (your) tongue

British & Australian, old-fashioned

to speak angrily to someone.

The boss gave me the rough side of her tongue for being late twice this week.

• look straight through someone
• look the other way
• look the part
• look to
• look to be
• look to be something
• look to do something
• look to for
• look to for something
• look to laurels
• look to someone for
• look to someone for something
• look to something for
• look to something for something
• look to your laurels
• look up
• look upon as
• look upon as something
• look upon someone as
• look upon someone as something
• look upon something as
• look upon something as something
• look up to
• look up to someone
• Look what the cat's dragged in!