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
SalomÓN	sah-lo-MON	Spanish
Luisa	LWEE-sah (Spanish), LWEE-zah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Yotam	-	Biblical Hebrew
Jonathan	['dʒɔnəθən]
Stela	-	Romanian
Bozho	-	Medieval Slavic