Idiom
give someone beans
Meaning
To scold or reprimand someone severely.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss gave me beans for being late again.”
“The coach gave the team beans after they played poorly during the second half.”
“The manager gave the entire department beans for failing to meet the quarterly targets despite the extra resources provided.”
Examples
simple
“My boss gave me beans for being late again.”
contextual
“The coach gave the team beans after they played poorly during the second half.”
complex
“The manager gave the entire department beans for failing to meet the quarterly targets despite the extra resources provided.”
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