Thursday, March 5, 2020

照肺 chew out

被動式用法:

e.g. She was chewed out by her boss.

(成語):

call (one) on the carpet

e.g. When I made a huge mistake, the boss called me on the carpet.

(同義詞)(正規用語):

reprimand, scold, rebuke



References:

"to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong" Cambridge Dictionary.

"reprimand, bawl out"Merriam Webster

"to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong" Macmillian Dictionary

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