give someone beans

verb

To scold or reprimand someone severely.

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Meanings

verbgive someone beans (third-person singular simple present gives someone beans, present participle giving someone beans, simple past gave someone beans, past participle given someone beans)

present singular third person gives someone beans · participle present giving someone beans · past gave someone beans · participle past given someone beans

  1. idiomaticslangTo scold or reprimand someone severely.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give someone beans,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20someone%20beans.

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