get an earful
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Either way, the state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Zone 0 Advisory Committee will likely get an earful of comments during its public meeting Thursday at the Pasadena Convention Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
I was about to get an earful on the book’s background and a postage-paid primer on my own writing life.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
Did Michelle stay home specifically so she wouldn’t have to get an earful from Trump?
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2025
To wit, head to the men’s restroom in Husky Stadium after a loss and get an earful from the rain-soaked, bitter and loudly opinionated males waiting in line.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2021
She might call Zoe and then he’d get an earful from his sister.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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