声色俱厉

声色俱厉 [shēng sè jù lì]

1. ■ fulminate; snap one's nose off; be fierce both in look and voice; loud voice and stern expression; rave angrily; severe [stern] in voice and countenance; speak in a cross tone [voice] to sb.; speak in a harsh tone and with a severe expression; use a severe voice and show a stern countenance towards another:

老板声色俱厉的责备把聚集在办公室外的职员们吓坏了。 The manager's rebukes in loud voice and stern expression have made the clerks gathered in the out office start with alarm.