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Phrase(s): ream something out
to widen or clean an interior cavity or channel by scraping, grinding, or drilling. • Ream the opening out so the flow will be faster. • We had to ream out the pipes so the fuel would flow to the engine., Phrase(s): ream someone out
Sl. to scold someone severely. • The teacher really reamed him out. • The coach reamed out the whole team.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs