upbraid someone for something

upbraid someone for something
upbraid someone for something
to scold someone for doing something. •

The judge upbraided David severely for his crime.

Walter upbraided his son for denting the car.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • give someone hell — (informal) 1 when I found out I gave him hell: REPRIMAND SEVERELY, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend …   Useful english dictionary

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  • speak — verb 1) she refused to speak about it Syn: talk, say anything/something; utter, state, declare, tell, voice, express, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, vocalize, verbalize 2) we spoke the other day Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

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