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Rough Edge Give Tongue Scold Severely Speak Aggressively

Phrase/Idiom give the rough edge of your tongue
Definition If you give the rough edge of your tongue, you scold someone severely or speak to them very aggressively or rudely.
Example My legal advisor was so angry that I got the rough edge of her tongue.

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