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a piece of my mind

phraseC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To give somebody a piece of my mind is to deliver an angry telling-off they deserve. Give him a piece of my mind, she got a piece of my mind.

It always takes give, and the possessive changes with the speaker, so others give a piece of their mind. The phrase promises frankness rather than fairness.

Definitions of a piece of my mind

  1. 1phrasea piece of my mindAn angry telling-off you give someone who deserves it.C1

    “I went round there and gave him a piece of my mind.”

a piece of my mind is a phrase.

Also accepted in games: piece of my mind, give someone a piece of my mind, give a piece of my mind, a piece of your mind, piece of your mind

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