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ass chewing
noun
a harsh reprimand or scold US, 1954- Johnson paused to smile, perhaps in recollection of a particularly memorable ass chewing he had inflicted on some trembling bureaucrat. — Dan Rather, The Palace Guard, p. 29, 1974
- A vice president of manufacturing once quit the day Paul Allegretto took over as president of his division, complaining that he was not going to put up with Allegretto’s “long hours, harsh demands and ass chewing.” — American Metal Market, p. S5, 2 January 1984
- “When accolades were coming, he’d give them to you,” Martinez added. “And when an ass-chewing was coming, he’d give them, too, and I always appreciated that about him.” — Star Tribune (Minneapolis), p. 1B, 7 November 2003
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