Thesaurus / give piece of one's mind
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synonyms for give piece of one's mind
- berate
- censure
- chide
- give tongue-lashing
- lecture
- rail
- rake over the coals
- rebuke
- reproach
- reprove
- revile
- scold
- take to task
- tick off
- upbraid
- vituperate
antonyms for give piece of one's mind
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How to use give piece of one's mind in a sentence
Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICKHe was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD"There's just one thing I'd like to ask, if you don't mind," said Cynthia, coming suddenly out of a brown study.
THE BOARDED-UP HOUSEAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMANI assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYThe vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODI was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSMany British Ferns evidence a marked tendency to “sport,” and this is a fact which the beginner should always bear in mind.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINBacteria, when present in great numbers, give a uniform cloud which cannot be removed by ordinary filtration.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDGive a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSFinally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDWORDS RELATED TO GIVE PIECE OF ONE'S MIND
- admonishing
- calling on the carpet
- castigating
- censuring
- checking
- chewing out
- chiding
- coming down on
- criticizing
- denouncing
- dressing down
- giving piece of one's mind
- giving the dickens
- lecturing
- lessoning
- light into
- lower the boom
- monishing
- rapping
- rebuking
- reprehending
- reproaching
- reproving
- taking to task
- telling off
- ticking off
- upbraiding
- admonishes
- calls on the carpet
- castigates
- censures
- checks
- chews out
- chides
- comes down on
- criticizes
- denounces
- dresses down
- gives piece of one's mind
- gives the dickens
- lectures
- lessons
- light into
- lower the boom
- monishes
- raps
- rebukes
- reprehends
- reproaches
- reproves
- takes to task
- tells off
- ticks off
- upbraids
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.