reamsomeone(out)
phrasal verbwithreamverbuk/riːm/us/riːm/
USslangtotellsomeone offseverelybecause youstronglydisapproveoftheirbehaviour:
Thebossreamed them out forsleepingon thejob.
Chastising & rebuking
- admonitory
- barracking
- bawl
- bawlsomeoneout
- be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
- carpet
- chasten
- keelhaul
- lecture
- pull
- pullsomeoneup
- punchbag
- punching bag
- putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
- reproach
- reproachful
- shame
- tear
- there'll be hell to payidiom
- upbraid