to chap someone's hide
- idiom
- Informal
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reprender
- If you miss another deadline, the manager will chap your hide in front of the whole team.
Examples
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My mother really chapped my hide for tracking mud all through the house.
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Don't chap my hide about the report—I did the best I could.
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Don't chap his hide for making a mistake!
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Why did Sarah chap your hide at the party?
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If you forget to submit your assignment, your teacher will chap your hide during class.
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After failing to deliver the project on time, my boss chapped my hide for not communicating sooner.
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Don't let your colleague chap your hide over something trivial; it won't help your work relationship.
Synonyms
55
2.2
Speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
44
8.1
To tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
33
6.1
To tell someone they did something wrong, usually by a person in charge
26
6.9
To tell someone firmly that you do not approve of their actions
22
7.0
Tell someone you are unhappy with what they did
15
7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
13
4.2
To speak angrily to someone for doing something wrong
13
7.0
Scold someone angrily in front of others
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
11
8.1
To angrily tell someone off
7
8.9
To speak angrily to someone for a long time
5
8.3
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
4
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
4
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
3
7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
3
8.8
To scold someone strongly for something they did wrong
3
9.8
To scold someone very harshly
3
6.3
To angrily tell someone they did something wrong
2
9.9
To scold someone angrily
1
8.7
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
7.9
To scold someone strongly and warn them of punishment
1
8.1
To criticize someone or something very harshly
1
8.6
To scold someone very strongly for a mistake
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
Shout loudly at someone because they did something wrong
Angrily tell someone they did something wrong
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
To punish or scold someone strongly for making a mistake
To punish someone very harshly, often by hitting or scolding them
Scold someone very strongly, often in front of others
To angrily tell someone they did something wrong, often in front of others
To tell someone angrily that you do not like what they did
To speak to someone in a sudden angry way without good reason
To tell someone off angrily
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituent meanings ('chap' as an informal fellow, 'someone's' possessive, 'hide' as animal skin) do not transparently combine to yield 'scold or reprimand severely.' The phrase is idiomatic and potentially evokes physical beating (hitting someone's hide) or uses a different grammatical role for 'chap' than listed, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would not reliably infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Chap someone's hide may come from the picture of rough hands or a whip making a person's skin sore and cracked. The verb chap means to make skin hurt and hide means skin, so that strong image is why the phrase now means 'to scold or punish someone badly'.