cusses out
Swears at angrily
To cuss out someone is to berate them with profanity, delivering an angry verbal attack heavy on swearing: She cussed him out for leaving the door unlocked.
The phrase emphasizes both the anger and the colorful language—you might scold someone without cussing them out, but cussing out always involves curse words.
- beratesScolds severely
- scoldsHarshly criticizes aloud
- reprimandsFormal expressions of disapproval
- lambastesCriticizes with ferocity
- insultsDisparaging remarks
reads the riot act · condemns · chastises · gives an earful · disparages · rage · rebukes · criticizes · wrath · argument · dispute · quarrel · fury · flies off the handle · indignation · exasperation · altercation · confrontation
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