get an earful听了一堆话;被教训一顿
to receive an earful from遭责骂
give a person an earful斥责人
N-SING（单数型名词） If you say that you got an earful, you mean that someone spoke angrily to you for a long time. (长时间的)数落 [非正式]['a' N]
I bet Sue gave you an earful when you got home.
我敢说你到家时苏肯定数落了你一番。