- give someone a mouthful Brit.
- give someone a mouthful Brit.informaltalk to someone in an angry or abusive way.→ mouthful
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give someone a mouthful Brit.
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give someone a mouthful — ► give someone a mouthful Brit. informal talk to someone in an angry or abusive way. Main Entry: ↑mouthful … English terms dictionary
give someone hell — (informal) 1 when I found out I gave him hell: REPRIMAND SEVERELY, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend … Useful english dictionary
mouthful — noun (plural mouthfuls) 1》 a quantity of food or drink that fills or can be put in the mouth. 2》 a long or complicated word or phrase. Phrases give someone a mouthful Brit. informal talk to someone in an angry or abusive way … English new terms dictionary
