give someone a piece of one's mind

Verb

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

相手に対して不満や意見を率直に伝え、叱責・非難すること。 / 腹立たしさや不満の思いを遠慮なくぶちまけ、説教する行為。

近所の人が夜遅くに大音量で音楽をかけると、その人にはっきりと意見を言いたくなるかもしれない。

Sense（1）

That is the fourth time this week my neighbor's barking dog has woken me up. I'm going to go give her a piece of my mind about it.

gives someone a piece of one's mind

（ present singular third-person ）

giving someone a piece of one's mind

（ participle present ）

gave someone a piece of one's mind

（ past ）

given someone a piece of one's mind

（ participle past ）