give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind



give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind

To tell someone how one feels, often while expressing anger or frustration. I had to give Sarah a piece of my mind after she left my car a mess for the third time this week. Boy, the boss really gave me a piece of his mind after that awful meeting.
See also: give, mind, of, piece

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Corrinakə-REEN-əEnglish
ĐUraĐJOOR-ahjSerbian, Croatian (Archaic)
Fernandofer-NAHN-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Aleksandrs-Latvian
Harry['hæri]
Crius-Greek Mythology (Latinized)