tirer les oreilles

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ti.ʁe le.z‿ɔ.ʁɛj/ === Verb === tirer les oreilles (informal) to tell off, to lecture, to give (someone) an earbashing, to straighten out [with à ‘someone’] (reflexive, informal) to catch heat, to catch hell ==== See also ==== remonter les bretelles