get a shellacking

1. To be thoroughly beaten or thrashed; to suffer rough treatment or abuse. My younger brother was always a shy, skinny kid who often got a shellacking from schoolyard bullies. My feet have gotten a shellacking from hiking in these old sneakers.

2. To be soundly defeated or bested; to lose by a wide margin. Their team's inexperience showed on the field today, as they got a shellacking from the New England Patriots. Their party got an absolute shellacking in the recent elections, losing nearly two thirds of their seats in Congress.

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释义	get a shellacking get a shellacking 1. To be thoroughly beaten or thrashed; to suffer rough treatment or abuse. My younger brother was always a shy, skinny kid who often got a shellacking from schoolyard bullies. My feet have gotten a shellacking from hiking in these old sneakers. 2. To be soundly defeated or bested; to lose by a wide margin. Their team's inexperience showed on the field today, as they got a shellacking from the New England Patriots. Their party got an absolute shellacking in the recent elections, losing nearly two thirds of their seats in Congress. See also: get, shellac Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: shellac take a shellacking take a punishing give somebody/get a hammering get a hammering take a hammering take a drubbing take a beating give (one) a hammering give (someone or something) a shellacking
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