idiom / phrasal expression · informal
give someone a piece of one's mind
/ɡɪv ˈsʌmwʌn ə piːs əv wʌnz maɪnd/give· some·ONE· a· PIECE· of· one's· MIND
to tell someone angrily what you think about their behaviour
Examples
“When I found out what he had done, I gave him a piece of my mind.”
“If your children are rude, you should give them a piece of your mind.”
“She wanted to give her boss a piece of her mind after the unfair assessment.”
Band 8 sentence
“After being blamed unfairly, she finally gave her manager a piece of her mind in the meeting.”
Collocations
- give someone a piece of your/his/her mind
- want to give someone a piece of one's mind
Word family
Common mistakes
give someone piece of my mind→give someone a piece of my mind
give someone my mind→give someone a piece of my mind
Say it for a higher band
5tell someone off→6criticise→7+give someone a piece of one's mind
Synonyms
tell someone off
scold
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