ball (someone) out



ball (someone) out

A misspelling of "bawl someone out," meaning to scold or reprimand someone with great intensity and/or ferocity. My parents balled me out after I failed my math exam.
See also: ball, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arjun-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Annabel['ænəbel]
Firdaus-Arabic, Persian
TapaniTAH-pah-neeFinnish
DotDAHTEnglish
LyntonLIN-tənEnglish (Rare)