give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind
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give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind
To tell someone how one feels, often while expressing anger or frustration. I had to give Sarah a piece of my mind after she left my car a mess for the third time this week. Boy, the boss really gave me a piece of his mind after that awful meeting.
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give someone a piece of one's mind
Fig. to bawl someone out; to tell someone off. I've had enough from John. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind. Sally, stop it, or I'll give you a piece of my mind.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
give someone a piece of your mind
INFORMALIf you give someone a piece of your mind, you speak angrily to them because they have done something to annoy you. You can't let people get away with behaviour like that. You should have given her a piece of your mind! If I'd been the parent, I'd have given the teacher a piece of my mind.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
give someone a piece of your mind
tell someone what you think, especially when you are angry about their behaviour.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
give somebody a piece of your ˈmind
(informal) angrily tell somebody your true opinion of them; criticize somebody angrily: If he doesn’t turn that music down soon, I’m going to give him a piece of my mind. OPPOSITE: bite your tongueFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind
To tell someone frankly what one thinks about something, especially when angry.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
piece of one's mind, (to give someone) a
To express one’s disapproval quite plainly; to give one’s candid opinion. This term has been around since the sixteenth century. John Dryden used it in his play The Maiden Queen (1667, 2.1): “I have told her a piece of my mind already.”
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer