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jdn. zur Schnecke machen

to chew someone out

Türkçe: birini fırçalamak

Noun
Schnecke f.
Verb
machen
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Die Lehrerin machte den unaufmerksamen Schüler vor der Klasse zur Schnecke.

How it is used

Colloquial idiom meaning to severely scold or chew someone out. Use when a boss yells at an employee for a major mistake. Very informal; avoid in professional writing.

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