- chide someone for something
- chide someone for somethingto tease or scold someone for doing something. •
Maria chided Gerald for being late.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
chide someone for something
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chide — [ tʃaıd ] verb intransitive or transitive MAINLY LITERARY to criticize someone or speak to them in an angry way because you think their behavior is wrong: REBUKE: chide someone for something: The company was chided for its lack of original… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chide — UK [tʃaɪd] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chide : present tense I/you/we/they chide he/she/it chides present participle chiding past tense chided past participle chided mainly literary to criticize someone, or to speak to them in… … English dictionary
chide — [tʃaıd] v [I and T] written [: Old English; Origin: cidan to quarrel, chide , from cid fighting ] to tell someone that you do not approve of something that they have done or said = ↑scold ▪ Edward, you are naughty, Dorothy chided. chide sb for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chide — verb past tense chided or chid past participle chided, chid or chidden /tSIdn/ (I, T) literary to speak angrily to someone because you do not approve of something they have done; rebuke: You naughty children! she chided. | chide sb for sth:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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bawl out — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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chew out — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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chew up — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
