give someone an earful



give someone an earful

1. tv. to scold someone. Sally gave Sam an earful for the way he treated Mary.
2. tv. to tell someone surprising secrets. Willy gave Sally an earful about Todd’s tax problems.
See also: earful, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Miran-Slovene
Oddo-Italian
Fulgenciofool-KHEN-thyo (Spanish), fool-KHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Ginette-French
Margalita-Hebrew
BenjBENJEnglish