Engelsk verb: chew up | |||
1. | chew up (om kommunikasjon) censure severely or angrily | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam cannot chew up Sue | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off | ||