Réprimander longuement quelqu'un avec colère.
To scold or complain to someone at length and angrily.
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Mon patron m'a passé un sacré savon hier. — My boss really gave me an earful yesterday.
Tu te rends compte qu'il lui a passé un savon pour cette erreur ? — Can you believe he gave her an earful about that mistake?
Je dois lui passer un savon avant qu'il ne parte. — I need to give him an earful before he leaves.
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