give sb a piece of your mind
informalDefinition
› to speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong: I'm going to give that mechanic a piece of my mind if the car's not fixed this time.Talking angrily
(Definition of give sb a piece of your mind from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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