expression
scold severely; give someone hell; thunder against
Idiomatic expression meaning to scold someone very harshly, often with a loud, angry tone. The image is of a thunderbolt striking down.
遅刻したら、部長に雷を落とされた。
When I was late, the department chief gave me hell.
母は、宿題を忘れた弟に
My mother thundered at my younger brother for forgetting his homework.