this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Typo on my part, but a definition of 'ream' is to reprimand or beat up, essentially

[–] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It actually means to make a hole bigger

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a phrasal verb it also means to reprimand severely

[–] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I wonder why they're synonymous.