chew someone out
chew out
slang To scold or berate one harshly or angrily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chew" and "out." The boss is totally going to chew us out if he hears that we lost that big client.
See also: chew, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
chew someone out
tv. to scold someone. I knew my dad was going to chew me out.
See also: chew, out, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- chew out
- chew over
- chew something over
- chew up
- bite off more than one can chew, to
- chew
- chewed
- chew off