a lick with the rough side of the tongue
a lick with the rough side of the tongue
Severe criticism; a stern reprimand. I thought my project was fine, but did you hear Ms. Miller's critique? Boy, that was a lick with the rough side of the tongue!
See also: lick, of, rough, side, tongue
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- lick
- rough
- at a (fair) lick
- at a lick
- lick at
- lick at (something)
- lick of work
- a lick of work
- promise
- lick the dust