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scolded a lot vs scolded so much

Both phrases are correct and can be used interchangeably depending on the context. They both convey the idea of being scolded to a great extent.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 1850 views

scolded a lot

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has been scolded to a significant degree or frequency.

Examples:

She was scolded a lot for coming home late.
He gets scolded a lot by his boss for his mistakes.

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I wrote a lot of checks to a lot of companies.
People don't know a lot about a lot of different subjects.
Moved around a lot. Stockpiled a lot of gear and different supplies.
That would save a lot of money and a lot more trouble.
A lot of people who are in a lot of different jobs a lot of different professions.
A lot, a lot, a lot of dating.
Any high-security function is going to have a lot of oversight... a lot of meetings, a lot ofbureaucrats checking up on each other.
There's a lot of people who smoke a lot of pot and have had quite a lot of success.
Someone a lot smarter, a lot wiser, most likely a lot pithier than me said that everyone always knows the right thing to do.
You probably had a lot problems with those.
This serial killer business sells a lot of newspapers.
Sun's a lot hotter in South Africa.
She had a lot of problems.
A lot of pleasure yachts dock there.
I've scanned a lot of toddlers.
Someplace probably a lot like this.
Surgery took a lot longer than expected.
He had a lot of money.
I was thinking about a lot of unusual things.
But I got a lot of moving parts.

Alternatives:

scolded frequently
scolded often
scolded repeatedly
scolded numerous times

scolded so much

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to convey the idea of being scolded to a great extent or intensity.

Examples:

She was scolded so much that she started crying.
He was scolded so much that he promised to improve his behavior.

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He scolded so much when he came to know...
Really, letting an old man worry, and just because I scolded her too much.
So-so-so much love, yet also so much... information.
So much sacrifice, so much slaughter.
So much misery, so much suffering... together with so much beauty and poetry.
Has passed so much time since...
So much for our emotional leverage.
Probably whythey like it so much.
So much for retiring to our beach.
So thank you so much for calling.
Lately... maybe not so much.
Even with so much legislation pending.
That conversation grew into something so much bigger.
But we thank you so much...
So much for leaving Egypt behind.
Thank you so much for coming.
To cause so much trouble for my fickleness.
Kids learn so much from losing.
Because he likes breakfast so much.
But you lovedour baby so much.

Alternatives:

scolded to a great extent
scolded intensely
scolded severely
scolded harshly

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