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Idioms and Phrases
Also, give someone the devil . Scold someone harshly. For example, The boss gave them hell for not finishing in time , or Mom will give her the devil if she doesn't get home soon . Also see give it to , def. 1.Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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