chew somebody out

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

chew sb out phrasal verb before or after object US informal [ chews sb out chewing sb out chewed sb out chewed sb out chewed sb out ]
to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong
• The coach chewed his team out for playing so badly.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Chastising and rebuking
Main entry: chew_{phrasal verb}