单词 | tell someone off |
释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to reprimand or scold (someone) He never listened to us when we told him off. Synonyms reprimand He was reprimanded by a teacher. rebuke They have been seriously rebuked. scold If he finds out, he'll scold me. lecture He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. carpet (informal) censure I would not presume to censure him for his views. reproach She is quick to reproach anyone. berate Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. chide He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights. tear into (informal) read the riot act to reprove Women were reproved if they did not wear hats. upbraid Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone. take to task tick off (informal) bawl out (informal) chew out (US, Canadian, informal) tear off a strip (British, informal) give a piece of your mind to haul over the coals (informal) give a rocket to (British, New Zealand, informal) Additional synonymsin the sense of berate Definition to scold harshly Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. Synonyms scold, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, blast, carpet (informal), put down, criticize, slate (informal, British), censure, castigate, revile, chide, harangue, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), rail at, flame (informal), diss (slang), read the riot act to, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), vituperatein the sense of censure Definition to criticize (someone or something) severely I would not presume to censure him for his views. Synonyms criticize, blame, abuse, condemn, carpet (informal), flame (informal), denounce, put down, slate (informal), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, berate, castigate, chide, tear into (informal), diss (slang), blast, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, damn, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend in the sense of chide Definition to rebuke or scold He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights. Synonyms scold, blame, lecture, carpet (informal), flame (informal), put down, criticize, slate (informal, British), censure, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, berate, tick off (informal), admonish, tear into (informal), blast, tell off (informal), find fault, diss (slang), read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend, give (someone) a row (Scottish, informal), checkNearby words of |
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