to give sb a piece of one's mind
11give one a piece of one's mind — {v. phr.}, {informal} To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). * /Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind./ * /The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots./ Syn.: TELL OFF. Compare:… …
12give\ one\ a\ piece\ of\ one's\ mind — v. phr. informal To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind. The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots. Syn.: tell off Compare: bawl out, dress… …
13give\ a\ piece\ of\ one's\ mind — v. phr. informal To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind. The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots. Syn.: tell off Compare: bawl out, dress… …
14piece of one's mind, give a — Scold …
15mind — ► NOUN 1) the faculty of consciousness and thought. 2) a person s intellect or memory. 3) a person identified with their intellectual faculties. 4) a person s attention or will. ► VERB 1) be distressed or annoyed by; object to. 2) …
16mind — [mīnd] n. [ME mynde < OE (ge)mynd, memory < IE base * men , to think > Gr menos, spirit, force, L mens, mind] 1. memory; recollection or remembrance [to bring to mind a story] 2. what one thinks; opinion [speak your mind] 3. a) that… …
17mind — /muynd/, n. 1. (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind. 2. Psychol. the totality of conscious and unconscious… …
18mind — I n. 1) to make up one s mind 2) to make up one s mind to do smt. 3) to cultivate, develop one s mind 4) to speak one s mind 5) to change one s mind 6) to bear, keep smt. in mind 7) to bring, call smt. to mind 8) to keep one s mind on smt. 9) to… …
19piece — n. figure used in a game 1) chess pieces coin 2) a fifty cent; gold; ten cent piece an artistic work 3) a collector s piece (BE; CE has collector s item) 4) a conversation piece 5) a piece of music unit 6) by the piece fragment 7) to break into… …
20mind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. consciousness, understanding; intellect; purpose, intention, opinion. See will, desire. v. t. heed, obey; notice, tend; object to. See attention, care, belief, dislike. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …
