bawl out
Loudly dress down
To bawl out is to scold someone loudly and harshly: The coach bawled him out for missing practice.
The phrase suggests a dressing-down delivered at high volume, often in front of others.
A bawling-out is an instance of such scolding.
scold
Rebuke harshly
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- chastiseReprimand severely for wrongdoing
- upbraidCriticize harshly, verbally
rebuke · admonish · chide · castigate · reproach · lambaste · lecture · censure · criticize · denounce