give somebody an earful
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive somebody an earfulgive somebody an earfulinformalANGRY to tell someone how angry you are about something they have done He gave me a real earful about being late so often. → earfulExamples from the Corpusgive somebody an earful• The chancellor got an earful when he asked the students for feedback.• Clairvoyantes distress me, Commuters depress me - Met Stetson and gave him an earful.