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  • 1give hell — informal 1) when I found out, I gave him hell Syn: reprimand severely, rebuke, admonish, chastise, castigate, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend, take to task, lambaste; read the riot act, give a piece of one s… …

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  • 2give somebody a roasting — give sb/get a ˈroasting idiom to criticize sb or be criticized in an angry way Main entry: ↑roastingidiom …

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  • 3give get a roasting — give sb/get a ˈroasting idiom to criticize sb or be criticized in an angry way Main entry: ↑roastingidiom …

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  • 4roasting — roast|ing1 [ˈrəustıŋ US ˈrou ] adj 1.) also .roasting hot informal very hot, especially so that you feel uncomfortable ▪ a roasting hot day ▪ I m absolutely roasting in this suit. 2.) [only before noun] used for roasting food ▪ a roasting dish …

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  • 5roasting — 1 also roasting hot adjective informal very hot, especially so that you feel uncomfortable: a roasting hot day | I m absolutely roasting in this suit. 2 noun give sb a roasting informal especially BrE to talk angrily to someone in order to tell… …

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  • 6give someone hell — (informal) 1 when I found out I gave him hell: REPRIMAND SEVERELY, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend …

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  • 7San Juan, Intibucá — lies in the western highlands of Honduras between Gracias and La Esperanza. It is located in the department of Intibucá, was founded in 1747 by the Spanish, and has a population of around 1000. San Juan lies in the center of the Lenca Trail which …

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  • 8roast —  1. v. Scold.  2. get or give a roasting Receive or deliver a reprimand …

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  • 9metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …

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  • 10Coffee preparation — For the agricultural and industrial processes for producing whole coffee beans, see Coffee processing. Coffee preparation is the process of turning coffee beans into a beverage. While the particular steps needed vary with the type of coffee… …

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