Chew Up (Verb)
Meaning
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The manager chewed up the employee for not meeting the tight deadline on the project.
- The furious coach chewed up the team's star player for missing practice without a valid reason.
- The strict teacher chewed up the unruly student for disrupting the entire class.
- The principal chewed up the school's head of security for not taking adequate action during the emergency.
- The angry client chewed up the lawyer for not representing her case effectively in court.
Synonyms
- Trounce
- Jaw
- Have Words
- Call On The Carpet
- Lecture
- Call Down
- Chide
- Dress Down
- Lambaste
- Chew Out
- Rebuke
- Rag
- Bawl Out
- Scold
- Berate
- Lambast
- Take To Task
- Reprimand
- Remonstrate