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Phrase(s): bawl someone out
to scold someone in a loud voice. • The teacher bawled the student out for arriving late. • Principals don’t usually bawl out students.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Call out loudly, announce, as in Some of the players were quite hard of hearing, so the rector bawled out the bingo numbers. [1500s] 2. Scold or reprimand loudly, as in Her teacher was always bawling out the class for not paying attention. [c. 1900]
American Heritage Idioms