woodshed

Related to woodshed: take to the woodshed

a trip to the woodshed

An act or instance of punishment or reproval, especially when done discreetly or privately. He'll be taking a trip to the woodshed when his father hear what he's done. The boss gave me a trip to the woodshed for my failure to secure the Goldblum account.

something nasty in the woodshed

Something illicit, immoral, illegal, or scandalous that is kept secret or hidden away from public sight. A line taken from Stella Gibbon's 1933 novel Cold Comfort Farm, in which a character discusses "something nasty in the woodshed" she witnessed as a child. Primarily heard in UK. With multiple reports of abuse coming to light, it certainly seems there is something nasty in the woodshed at the hospice care center. While the film initially presents him as a kindly old man, it begins hinting that there's something nasty in the woodshed lurking behind his benevolent demeanor.

take (one) behind the woodshed

To punish, reprimand, or reprove someone, especially discreetly, secretly, or in private. Many suspect that the president took the former aide behind the woodshed over his inflammatory remarks to the press.

take (one) to the woodshed

To punish, reprimand, or reprove someone, especially discreetly, secretly, or in private. Many suspect that the president took the former aide to the woodshed over his inflammatory remarks to the press.

something nasty in the woodshed

a shocking or distasteful thing kept secret. British informal

This expression is taken from Stella Gibbons 's comic novel Cold Comfort Farm ( 1933 ), in which Aunt Ada Doom's dominance over her family is maintained by constant references to her having seen something nasty in the woodshed in her youth. The details of the experience are never explained.

take someone to the woodshed

reprove or punish someone, especially discreetly. US informal, dated

This expression referred to the former practice of taking a naughty child to a woodshed to be punished, out of sight of other people.

take (someone) to the woodshed

To reprimand or punish (someone).

trip to the woodshed

An instance of being reprimanded or punished.

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释义	woodshed Related to woodshed: take to the woodshed a trip to the woodshed An act or instance of punishment or reproval, especially when done discreetly or privately. He'll be taking a trip to the woodshed when his father hear what he's done. The boss gave me a trip to the woodshed for my failure to secure the Goldblum account. See also: trip, woodshed something nasty in the woodshed Something illicit, immoral, illegal, or scandalous that is kept secret or hidden away from public sight. A line taken from Stella Gibbon's 1933 novel Cold Comfort Farm, in which a character discusses "something nasty in the woodshed" she witnessed as a child. Primarily heard in UK. With multiple reports of abuse coming to light, it certainly seems there is something nasty in the woodshed at the hospice care center. While the film initially presents him as a kindly old man, it begins hinting that there's something nasty in the woodshed lurking behind his benevolent demeanor. See also: nasty, something, woodshed take (one) behind the woodshed To punish, reprimand, or reprove someone, especially discreetly, secretly, or in private. Many suspect that the president took the former aide behind the woodshed over his inflammatory remarks to the press. See also: behind, take, woodshed take (one) to the woodshed To punish, reprimand, or reprove someone, especially discreetly, secretly, or in private. Many suspect that the president took the former aide to the woodshed over his inflammatory remarks to the press. See also: take, woodshed Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. something nasty in the woodshed a shocking or distasteful thing kept secret. British informal This expression is taken from Stella Gibbons 's comic novel Cold Comfort Farm ( 1933 ), in which Aunt Ada Doom's dominance over her family is maintained by constant references to her having seen something nasty in the woodshed in her youth. The details of the experience are never explained. See also: nasty, something, woodshed take someone to the woodshed reprove or punish someone, especially discreetly. US informal, dated This expression referred to the former practice of taking a naughty child to a woodshed to be punished, out of sight of other people. See also: someone, take, woodshed Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary take (someone) to the woodshed To reprimand or punish (someone). See also: take, woodshed trip to the woodshed An instance of being reprimanded or punished. See also: trip, woodshed American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: a trip to the woodshed trip to the woodshed move within earshot pokery jiggery jiggery-pokery some mothers do have them take (one) to the woodshed take someone to the woodshed take to the woodshed References in periodicals archive But Woodshed offers even a more competitive advantage since it's in the same building asBlue Seven. Teahouse finds a matcha made in heaven The mayor said the woodshed spanking wasn't quite as pleasurable as a rousing bout of towel snapping in the men's locker room. Dyster visits the woodshed jokes ''The new woodshed building is planned, but it still needs zoning approval,'' Taylor said. Conn. town restores 1-room 19th-century schoolhouse When the decade-old Woodshed Collective conducted a tag sale at the close of its run of The 'burnt, the New York company also emphasized its mission: to present its installation theatre free of charge to the public. Going once, going twice ... come for the shopping, stay for the theatre It isn't known if the Americans took the Canadian government out to the woodshed for a little talk about rugs. Is Canada fronting Persian carpets? Being taken out to the woodshed has never been so pleasant and a visit to a college's admin offices has never been so welcome. 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Or put more bluntly by Craig Grannell, another designer writing on <a href="http://www.bringdownie6.com/">bringdownie6.com</a>, it might be time to "take IE6 behind the woodshed and shoot it." Microsoft AimsTo Kill Internet Explorer 6 Or head across to the Woodshed Bar within the hotel's grounds to sip a local malt whisky by the fire. WIN A SCENIC WINTER BREAK IN AVIEMORE; Enjoy a fabulous holiday at Hilton Coylumbridge in the stunning Highlands And speaking of civil rights for English language learners, three advocacy groups are taking federal education officials to the woodshed for failing to consider those students' needs during the Race to the Top competition. A race to the top flop This article examines 11 different land use and land cover variables as predictors of woodshed area for sawmills in the northeastern United States. 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