chew out
Example Sentences
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She studied me for another second, and I wondered if I was going to get chewed out for something when she sighed and held up a finger.
From Literature
They quote him, implement his teachings and recount getting chewed out by him as if it’s a battle scar they’re proud to show off.
“If you miss something big and a competitor releases it first? Then you’re getting chewed out by your boss.”
From Los Angeles Times
It wasn’t the play calls or blocking assignments running through the young freshman’s mind — it was the fear of making a blunder and getting “chewed out” in his first real opportunity to prove himself.
From Los Angeles Times
Payton famously chewed out Russell Wilson on the sideline in games against the Jets, Chargers and Lions last year.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
