give someone a piece of your mind

give someone a piece of your mind
informal
to speak very angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

I'm going to give that girl a piece of my mind when I see her.


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  • give someone a piece of your mind — informal phrase to speak very angrily to someone because they have done something wrong I’m going to give that girl a piece of my mind when I see her. Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: piece *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone a piece of your mind — If you give someone a piece of your mind, you criticise them strongly and angrily …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • give (someone) a piece of (your) mind — informal to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. I ve had enough of him coming home late. I m going to give him a piece of my mind when he gets in tonight …   New idioms dictionary

  • give someone a piece of your mind —    If you give someone a piece of your mind, you criticise them strongly and angrily.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Give someone a piece of your mind —   If you give someone a piece of your mind, you criticise them strongly and angrily …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • give smb a piece of your mind — scold or become angry with someone When I met her yesterday I really gave her a piece of my mind …   Idioms and examples

  • mind — I [[t]ma͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ minds (Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: with poss You refer to someone s mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if… …   English dictionary

  • piece — [[t]pi͟ːs[/t]] ♦♦ pieces, piecing, pieced 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A piece of something is an amount of it that has been broken off, torn off, or cut off. ...a piece of cake. ...a piece of wood. ...a few words scrawled on a piece of paper... Cut… …   English dictionary

  • mind — mind1 [ maınd ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the part of you that thinks, knows, remembers, and feels things: His mind was full of the things he had seen that day. I need a walk to clear my mind. in someone s mind: I wonder what s going on in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • piece — I UK [piːs] / US [pɪs] noun [countable] Word forms piece : singular piece plural pieces *** 1) a) an individual object of a particular type piece of: I ve used four pieces of paper already. Power tools can be expensive pieces of equipment. b) a… …   English dictionary

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