give (someone) a piece of one's mind

idiom

: to speak to someone in an angry way
He stopped making so much noise after I went over there and gave him a piece of my mind.

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“Give (someone) a piece of one's mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20%28someone%29%20a%20piece%20of%20one%27s%20mind. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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