Chew out Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtʃu/ /ˈaʊt

CHOO-owt

UK

tʃjˈuː/ /ˈaʊt

CHYOO-owt

التعريف

To angrily scold or criticize someone, usually for making a mistake or misbehaving.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Highly informal, usually spoken. Often used for authority figures (bosses, parents) scolding subordinates or children. Stronger than 'tell off'. Not literal; not about eating or chewing.

• Spanish: reprender duramente - regañar fuertemente
• Portuguese (BR): dar uma bronca - repreender severamente
• Portuguese (PT): dar uma bronca - repreender severamente
• Chinese (Simplified): 狠狠训斥 - 严厉批评
• Chinese (Traditional): 狠狠訓斥 - 嚴厲批評
• Hindi: डाँटना - जोर से डाँट लगाना
• Arabic: يؤنّب بشدة - يوبّخ بقسوة
• Bengali: ধমকানো - বকা দেওয়া
• Russian: отчитать - устроить разнос
• Japanese: 叱りつける - ガミガミ言う
• Vietnamese: mắng té tát - mắng thậm tệ
• Korean: 호되게 혼내다 - 호통치다
• Turkish: azarlamak - fırça atmak
• Urdu: ڈانٹنا - ڈانٹ پلانا
• Indonesian: memarahi dengan keras - memarahi habis-habisan

جمل نموذجية

My teacher chewed out the class for being late.

basic

Dad chewed out my brother for breaking the window.

basic

The boss chewed out the team after the mistake.

basic

Wow, my mom really chewed me out when she found out I lied.

natural

If you keep skipping meetings, the manager will chew you out.

natural

I got chewed out in front of everyone at work today. So embarrassing!

natural