Idiom
give curry
Meaning
To direct abusive language at (someone) angrily.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The angry boss gave him curry for being late again.”
“After the team lost the final match, the coach gave the players curry for their poor performance.”
“The irate customer gave the manager curry for the long delay, causing a scene that made other patrons feel quite uncomfortable.”
Examples
simple
“The angry boss gave him curry for being late again.”
contextual
“After the team lost the final match, the coach gave the players curry for their poor performance.”
complex
“The irate customer gave the manager curry for the long delay, causing a scene that made other patrons feel quite uncomfortable.”
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