There is no need to reprimand me for a simple accident!
•Mary was reprimanded for being late.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
reprimand — UK [ˈreprɪˌmɑːnd] / US [ˈreprɪˌmænd] verb [transitive] Word forms reprimand : present tense I/you/we/they reprimand he/she/it reprimands present participle reprimanding past tense reprimanded past participle reprimanded to tell someone officially … English dictionary
reprimand — rep|ri|mand [ reprı,mænd ] verb transitive to tell someone officially and in a serious way that something they have done is wrong: reprimand someone for something: He was severely reprimanded by the authorities for his inappropriate behavior. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reprimand — rep‧ri‧mand [ˈreprmɑːnd ǁ mænd] noun [countable] an occasion when someone is officially told that they have done something very wrong: • He is likely to receive some kind of reprimand for trying to influence the regulators unfairly. reprimand… … Financial and business terms
reprimand — rep|ri|mand [ˈreprıma:nd US mænd] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: réprimande, from Latin, from reprimere; REPRESS] to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong →↑scold, tell off ↑tell off reprimand sb for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reprimand — [[t]re̱prɪmɑːnd, mæ̱nd[/t]] reprimands, reprimanding, reprimanded VERB If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. [FORMAL] [be V ed for ing/n] He was reprimanded … English dictionary
reprimand — verb (T) to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong: The military court reprimanded him for failing to do his duty. reprimand noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
call someone on the carpet — informal severely reprimand someone below one in authority she might have called the accused person on the carpet Origin: from carpet in the sense ‘table covering’, referring to ‘the carpet of the council table,’ before which one would be… … Useful english dictionary
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
carpet — 1 noun 1 (C, U) heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material: a beautiful persian carpet | fitted carpet (=one that is cut to fit the shape of a room) compare rug (1) 2 carpet of leaves/flowers etc literary a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
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
