an earful

A lengthy reprimand or lecture. I got an earful from my mom once she heard about my speeding ticket. I gave that kid an earful after he dented my car.

*an earful

Fig. a great amount of discussion, criticism, gossip, or complaint. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) She was really mad about something, and I sure got an earful. Sue was standing around the corner while Jim and Mary were arguing and got an earful.

See also: earful

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

earful
give (one) an earful
give someone an earful
get an earful
call (one) to task
bring (one) to task
six feet under
a working over
a box on the ear
be as mad as a hornet

References in periodicals archive

Priyanka Chopra heard an earful from a frustrated Pakistani fan who called her a hypocrite for seemingly advocating for peace ...

Pakistani fan calls Priyanka Chopra a hypocrite in public over India-Pakistan conflict

At a BeautyCon appearance on Saturday, of all places, Priyanka Chopra got an earful from an audience member.

A Pakistani woman called out Priyanka Chopra for being a warmonger

Queen's Park......4 Elgin City...............1 David Galt lit up Hampden with a five-minute hat-trick but not before copping an earful from manager Mark Roberts for gifting Elgin their opener.

Queen's Park......4 Elgin City...............1

You went back for more, giving the cyclist an earful. You could have killed him."

Driver jailed for 'using van as weapon to knock over cyclist'

Hotel guests getting an earful from striking workers

* Boy, Ray Buckley sure got an earful last month from folks in the Keene area who haven't forgotten the not-so-invisible hand that tipped the scales in favor of Hill.

Making the rounds

With the Hawkeyes playing lackluster in the first half, Marano gave Bolick an earful as he walked from the dugout back to the bench.

Tough love from girlfriend Marano spurs Bolick on

I, for one, am tempted to unleash an earful with the choicest rude words.

Telephone ethics

Given the Finnegans Wake--meets--Four Loko complexities of Trecartin's masterful screenplays, be prepared for an earful.

Ryan Trecartin

Probably because BP is worth so much to the Scottish economy, not even SNP apparatchiks are prepared to give him an earful. That's what Rupert Soames, boss of power company Aggreko reckons happens to bosses who make their antiindependence views known.

Bosses get an earful

"If we've gotten an earful about anything, we've gotten an earful about preferences."

ABI Chapter 11 Commission to update trade credit professionals at 2014 Credit Congress

I know they have a mission to deliver pizzas or burgers to fat wasters before it goes cold and they get an earful of abuse from a disgruntled customer, but their antics on the roads are unbelievable.

Delivery drivers in the spotlight for road antics

JACK WILSHERE might get an earful from Roy Hodgson about smoking - if Arsene Wenger asks the England boss to reinforce the point.

Boss won't stick the Jack-knife in

I'll bet you get an earful showing that dead bunny rabbit!

And ..

When underwater microphones recorded the breakup of a floating chunk of ice drifting away from Antarctica, scientists got an earful. The 2008 collapse released as much sound energy as would have been generated by more than 200 supertankers over the same period, Robert Dziak of Oregon State University and colleagues report June 18 in Oceanography.

How bizarre: noisy ice

词组	an earful
释义	an earful an earful A lengthy reprimand or lecture. I got an earful from my mom once she heard about my speeding ticket. I gave that kid an earful after he dented my car. See also: earful Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. an earful Fig.* a great amount of discussion, criticism, gossip, or complaint. (Typically: get ~; have ~; give* someone ~.) She was really mad about something, and I sure got an earful. Sue was standing around the corner while Jim and Mary were arguing and got an earful. See also: earful McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: earful give (one) an earful give someone an earful get an earful call (one) to task bring (one) to task six feet under a working over a box on the ear be as mad as a hornet References in periodicals archive Priyanka Chopra heard an earful from a frustrated Pakistani fan who called her a hypocrite for seemingly advocating for peace ... Pakistani fan calls Priyanka Chopra a hypocrite in public over India-Pakistan conflict At a BeautyCon appearance on Saturday, of all places, Priyanka Chopra got an earful from an audience member. A Pakistani woman called out Priyanka Chopra for being a warmonger Queen's Park......4 Elgin City...............1 David Galt lit up Hampden with a five-minute hat-trick but not before copping an earful from manager Mark Roberts for gifting Elgin their opener. Queen's Park......4 Elgin City...............1 You went back for more, giving the cyclist an earful. You could have killed him." Driver jailed for 'using van as weapon to knock over cyclist' Hotel guests getting an earful from striking workers Hotel guests getting an earful from striking workers * Boy, Ray Buckley sure got an earful last month from folks in the Keene area who haven't forgotten the not-so-invisible hand that tipped the scales in favor of Hill. Making the rounds With the Hawkeyes playing lackluster in the first half, Marano gave Bolick an earful as he walked from the dugout back to the bench. Tough love from girlfriend Marano spurs Bolick on I, for one, am tempted to unleash an earful with the choicest rude words. Telephone ethics Given the Finnegans Wake--meets--Four Loko complexities of Trecartin's masterful screenplays, be prepared for an earful. Ryan Trecartin Probably because BP is worth so much to the Scottish economy, not even SNP apparatchiks are prepared to give him an earful. That's what Rupert Soames, boss of power company Aggreko reckons happens to bosses who make their antiindependence views known. Bosses get an earful "If we've gotten an earful about anything, we've gotten an earful about preferences." ABI Chapter 11 Commission to update trade credit professionals at 2014 Credit Congress I know they have a mission to deliver pizzas or burgers to fat wasters before it goes cold and they get an earful of abuse from a disgruntled customer, but their antics on the roads are unbelievable. Delivery drivers in the spotlight for road antics JACK WILSHERE might get an earful from Roy Hodgson about smoking - if Arsene Wenger asks the England boss to reinforce the point. Boss won't stick the Jack-knife in I'll bet you get an earful showing that dead bunny rabbit! And .. When underwater microphones recorded the breakup of a floating chunk of ice drifting away from Antarctica, scientists got an earful. The 2008 collapse released as much sound energy as would have been generated by more than 200 supertankers over the same period, Robert Dziak of Oregon State University and colleagues report June 18 in Oceanography. How bizarre: noisy ice
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