give someone an earful

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To scold someone loudly.

    习语 非正式

    I should never have tried to grind the computer system to a halt. Firstly I got sacked, and then my boss gave me a right earful.