give (one) the devil
give (one) the devil
To scold one harshly or severely. If I get home past curfew again, my parents are really going to give me the devil!
See also: devil, give
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- dont
- devil
- get the devil
- what (in) the devil
- the devil of a time
- devil of a job
- a devil of a
- a devil of a job
- a/the devil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc.
- catch the devil