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Meaning of give someone an earful | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To scold someone loudly.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

give someone ass cancer give someone beans give someone butt cancer give someone enough rope give someone five give someone goss