From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive somebody a piece of your mindgive somebody a piece of your mindinformalANGRY to tell someone that you are very angry with them After the game he gave the players a piece of his mind. → piece
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give somebody a piece of your mind• I was so mad that I called back and gave her a piece of my mind.• She'd give Gloria a piece of her mind when she got home!• I begin to pronounce the sequence of words and numbers that will prevent her from giving him a piece of her mind.• If one of the kids is being sassy, Inez gives them a piece of her mind.• Boy, am I going to give him a piece of my mind when I see him.• But it was worth it, to give Hilda Machin a piece of her mind.• She managed to manoeuvre into the remaining space and got out to give somebody a piece of her mind.• Ready to give somebody a piece of her mind, Aunt Pat strode to the front door and flung it open. 