chew out

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chew out (third-person singular simple present chews out, present participle chewing out, simple past and past participle chewed out)

1. (US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.

   Synonym: bawl out

   His dad chewed him out after seeing his poor grades.

• chewing out

• “chew out v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present