Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Scolding
He scolds most that can hurt the least.Danish.
She will scold the devil out of a haunted house.
Since you have been scolding me, I have counted a hundred and twenty holes in that nutmeg-grater.Spanish.
Who more ready to call her neighbor “scold,” than the arrantest scold in the parish?