"give someone an earful" meaning in English

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        "To scold someone loudly."
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To scold someone loudly."
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to scold someone loudly",
          "word": "kaikai i ana/ōna taringa"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to scold someone loudly",
      "word": "kaikai i ana/ōna taringa"
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