earful

Study(1)

UK /ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/ US /ˈɪɹfəl/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

huge, late, telling

VERB + EARFUL

gave, get, give, giving, got, taken

EARFUL + NOUN

gary, mom, neville

PREP.

from

ADV.

already

Definitions

noun

an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off

give someone an earful

Ivan Kruzliak had already taken an earful from Gary Neville at half-time and it was rare to see Hodgson as annoyed as he was while remonstrating with the fourth official.

intimate gossip

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a severe scolding

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

give someone an earful

To scold someone loudly.

I should never have tried to grind the computer system to a halt. Firstly I got sacked, and then my boss gave me a right earful.

Example Bank

give someone an earful

Wiktionary

Ivan Kruzliak had already taken an earful from Gary Neville at half-time and it was rare to see Hodgson as annoyed as he was while remonstrating with the fourth official.

Wiktionary

If you catch a cold, I'm going to get an earful.

Tatoeba · #9477886

His mom was giving him an earful but, for him, what goes in one ear comes out the other.

Tatoeba · #9741150

Everyone gave Tom an earful.

Tatoeba · #9981113

My parents found out I ditched school to play, and they gave me a huge earful.

Tatoeba · #10531053

Usage Notes

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