give someone an earful

Verb

idiomatic informal

(informal, idiomatic) To scold someone loudly.

Japanese Meaning

大声で叱る / 激しく叱責する

If the report is late again, the manager will give someone an earful.

もしまた報告書が遅れたら、上司はその人を大声で叱るだろう。

Sense（1）

(informal, idiomatic) To scold someone loudly.

gives someone an earful

（ present singular third-person ）

giving someone an earful

（ participle present ）

gave someone an earful

（ past ）

given someone an earful

（ participle past ）