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
Britney	BRIT-nee	English (Modern)
Claudine	[klɔ:'di:n]
Symeon	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Alondra	ah-LON-drah	Spanish
Reannon	-	English (Rare)
Xabier	sha-bee-ER	Basque, Galician