LC: Chew someone out训斥

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Chew someone out

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Definition: To reprimand someone severely.

Origin: When visibly chewing, one's mouth moves a lot, and when a superior chews someone out they presumably use a lot of jaw motion, especially if the chewing out was done loudly. I think the loudness is implied as part of the chewing out. With the emphasis on jaw motion comes the feeling of having been chewed up.

A

Instead of chewing out the naughty student, the teacher sat down and had a very long talk with him.

老师没有训斥那个淘气的学生，而是坐下来与他长谈。

B

He is not good at managing anger. Whenever unpleasant things happen, he chews out the people closest to him.

他不善于控制怒火，每次发生不愉快的事时，他都会严厉批评与他关系亲近的人。

C

The boss chewed me out pretty viciously but it wasn't my fault!

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