あぶらをしぼる

  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke, to press oil
    idiomatic expression

    • こってりあいつの油を絞ってやった。
      I gave him a stern talking-to.