piece of one's mind

Frank and severe criticism, censure, as in Chuck was furious and gave him a piece of his mind. The word piece here is used in the sense of "portion," but the portion of the mind alluded to always has a negative opinion. [Second half of 1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zoroaster	ZAWR-ə-as-tər (English)	History
BogusŁAw	baw-GUW-swahf	Polish
Hurley	['hə:li]
Yuli	-	Russian
Anis	-	Arabic
FerdinÁNd	-	Hungarian