chewing-out
Example Sentences
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Esper’s remarks earned him a chewing-out in the Oval Office.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2020
Other officials disputed the report of a chewing-out.
From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2019
He summoned Feldman to his house for a chewing-out that lasted several hours.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 27, 2016
But his feelings for Alicia, combined with a chewing-out from Marissa, changed his mind, and at the last minute he told Alicia to go back to the original plan.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2015
“He gave you quite the chewing-out, didn’t he?” he said, once Stieglitz and the others were out of earshot.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
