出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第102页（200字）
形容态度严厉，说话不客气，例他只是犯了一点小错误，你却疾颜厉色地责备他，这未免太过分吧。
He made such a small mistake，so why were you so brusque in your criticism?Don’t you think you overdid it?