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earful

[eer-fool] / ˈɪərˌfʊl /










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Falk expected to get an earful from Leach and figured he might make a change behind center.

From Seattle Times

“I regularly got an earful about what we were or were not doing with regard to the whales.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Supporters would never hold back from giving us an earful, but at least they identified with us because we were all playing in Brazil at the time," Zico says.

From BBC

Audiences got an earful of Clarke’s astonishing power in “Caroline,” portraying the title character, an embittered housekeeper working in the blues-infused basement of a Louisiana Jewish family.

From Washington Post

Last week when I wondered why families have been pulling their kids out of Seattle Public Schools at such high rates, I got an earful.

From Seattle Times