BAWL OUT, BAWLING OUT
NOUNS
1883 ► CHAWING-UP a bawling-out; a reprimand → Amer. dial.
VERBS
1884 ► CHEW UP to bawl someone out; to berate; to annoy, to nag, to scold, to reprimand Amer. dial.
1942 ► CHEW to bawl someone out; to berate; to annoy, to nag, to scold, to reprimand → Amer. dial.
1948 ► CHEW OUT to bawl someone out; to berate; to annoy, to nag, to scold, to reprimand → Amer. dial.
1965 ► CHEW AT → CHEW ON → CHEW ONE’S ASS OUT to bawl someone out; to berate; to annoy, to nag, to scold, to reprimand → Amer. dial.