give (someone) the length of (one's) tongue

To voice one's opinion, often in an aggressive or abusive way. I thought Paul was unhappy, but I did not expect him to lash out and give me the length of his tongue like that. I can't stand being around my mom when she starts giving us the length of her tongue.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Debbora	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cyrillus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Sundar	-	Tamil, Indian, Hindi
Marike	MAH-ree-kə	Dutch
Brechtje	-	Dutch
Hermanus	-	Dutch, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)