Jen: Hey, Jason. How is your son doing in school?
Jason: He’s not doing so well. He is always late to class and never turns in his homework. I need to chew him out if he continues to do that.

본문에서 제가 Jason에게 물었습니다. “How is your son doing in school? 아들이 학교에서 잘 지내니?”라고요.

Jason은 ”He’s not doing so well. He is always late to class and never turns in his homework. 잘 못 지내. 항상 지각에, 숙제도 제대로 내지 않아. I need to chew him out if he continues to do that. 계속 그러면 호되게 꾸짖어야겠어.”라고 합니다.

Now keep today’s phrase ‘chew someone out’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Jen: Hey, Jason. How is your son doing in school?
Jason: He’s not doing so well. He is always late to class and never turns in his homework. I need to chew him out if he continues to do that.

Today’s phrase is chew out someone or chew someone out. If you chew out someone you are scolding them. It simply means that you are getting angry at them for doing something wrong.

Chew는 동사로 ‘물어 뜯다’ 또는 ‘씹다’라는 의미입니다. 그래서 chew out someone 또는 chew someone out은 '누군가를 호되게 꾸짖다’, ‘야단치다’, 또는 ‘질책하다’ 라는 뜻입니다.

In today’s conversation Jason says he is going to chew his son out because he has not been doing well in school. 오늘 본문에서 Jason은 아들이 학교에 자주 지각하고 숙제를 안 해서 호되게 꾸짖어야겠다고 했습니다.

영어로 “I need to chew him out if he continues to do that.”라고요. 이렇게 누군가를 꾸짖거나 심하게 야단칠 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 chew out someone 또는 chew someone out 입니다.

그럼 예문을 통해 오늘 표현을 좀 더 자세히 알아보겠습니다. “My mom chewed me out for coming home so late.”는 “집에 늦게 들어왔다고 엄마에게 심하게 야단맞았다.” 로 해석할 수 있습니다.

Now that you know what today’s phrase means, let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Jen: Hey, Jason. How is your son doing in school?
Jason: He’s not doing so well. He is always late to class and never turns in his homework. I need to chew him out if he continues to do that.

Let’s review. If you chew out someone, you continually scold them and tell them that they did something wrong. CHEW OUT SOMEONE / CHEW SOMEONE OUT.