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Give someone a speaking to

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo scold a person.

"When she comes home I will certainly be giving her a speaking to about breaking curfew."

Synonyms

give someone an earful have a word talk someone's head off warm call yell at earbash bawl out mouthfuck box someone's ears chew out yell

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