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given someone beans

given someone beans is the past participle of give someone beans.

Meaning of give someone beans

Verb

give 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)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To scold or reprimand someone severely.

Questions about given someone beans

What is given someone beans the past participle of?
Given someone beans is the past participle of give someone beans.

Words near given someone beans in the dictionary

  1. given someone a piece of one's mind
  2. given someone a ring
  3. given someone a shout
  4. given someone an earful
  5. given someone ass cancer
  6. given someone beans
  7. given someone butt cancer
  8. given someone five
  9. given someone goss
  10. given someone gray hair
  11. given someone grey hair

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