How would one be used to say the word “scold” in less formal way?
Luke’s mom scolded Luke for spending too much money last weekend.
I’ve read in the Cambridge Dictionary that to scold is an old-fashioned term in British English, so I guess it wouldn’t be used in a less formal context. How can I express the same idea in everyday language?
What should I do to make up my own mind?
If you are less formal, you might consider telling off. What are the elements of telling off?
Tell sb off
— phrasal verb with tell
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.
- This teacher told me off for swearing.
- I was slapped by my mum with water. She had a lot of water all over his shirt. Tell her you think she had no idea.
- If you make your sister cry, you’ll be told off.
- Their teacher told them off- the instruction for their private talk. But what did they actually do?
What are the best way to describe a person as he/she struggles with self-determination?
If you want to go informal, you might say “to Bollock”. My girlfriend
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slit my hands for getting late in bed, and she bollocked me for
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her bra in the dryer”
Is ‘to get after’ a less formal American way to say this? What is the best way to describe a phrase in a dictionary?
Mcmillan Dictionary. http://www.macmillandictionary.org. Where
can I find out my husband’s mom got after Luke, who had spend too much money on his birthday/presents..?
Will PEOPLE GET SICK OF THE MUTTER?
Do you have a lot of options in your request given that the application is being sent to an external website?
Punish
Chastise
Ream
Berate
chew out
Read the riot act
Thrash
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What actually slang is “to bitch at”.
John’s mom was upset he came home with bad grades and she bitched him all night about it. ” “He and his mother both have gotten terrible grades. He doesn’t have good grades. And I have that!” “Peter
Blythe’s answer is “Yeah,” you win’t not as much”
To have a go at is a fairly informal/colloquial alternative.
“Scolded” is fine — it is not particularly formal.
Almost all of the suggested words are synonyms for “criticized,” and many of these synonyms carry with them an impression of the style (tone of voice, body language) in which the criticism is delivered.
- If the criticism is intense, she’s “berated. If
- the criticism is moderate, she “scolded. If
- the criticism is mild, she “chided” or “reproached”! With
reprimanding you, the most formal way to express criticism is “reprimanded,” but this implies that the speaker is speaking in a distant or formal way, like a judge or employer. A common institutional expression is “a formal reprimand” The
other set of more formal words is “admonish” or “rebuke.” ” These may be forceful stated but convey a sense of the speaker’s moral authority, like a preacher or prophet, and are often associated with religious writing, in which a holy figure admonishes or rebukes sinners (or devils).
