scold+at
71get after — scold, lecture, give you hell [B] Mom got after us for smoking. She told us it was a bad habit …
72let you have it — scold you, shout at you, hit you, tell you off (See tell him off If you tease him about his girlfriend, he ll let you have it …
73ream out — scold, give you hell, tie into He reamed me out for driving too fast. He said I could have caused an accident …
74take a strip off — scold, lecture, give you hell The foreman took a strip off me for driving too fast. He was mad …
75tear a strip off — scold, lecture, criticize, give you hell [B] Kasan s father tore a strip off him for missing a day of school …
76tie into — scold, lecture, give you hell [B] When we were alone, he tied into me. He said I caused the problem …
77come down hard on — scold or punish severely The police have been coming down very hard on drunk drivers recently …
78give smb a piece of your mind — scold or become angry with someone When I met her yesterday I really gave her a piece of my mind …
79put smb in smb's place — scold someone for rude or bad behavior She was very angry and really put him in his place over the rude remark …
80rake smb over the coals — scold, reprimand His boss raked him over the coals when he heard about the lost sales report …
