| 词组 | give someone a tongue-lashing |
| 释义 | Idiom give someone a tongue-lashing Theme: SCOLDING to give someone a severe scolding.I gave Bill a real tongue-lashing when he got home late.I will give you a real tongue-lashing if you ever do that again. give (one) a tongue-lashingTo give one a harsh vocal reprimand. The boss gave his sales team a real tongue-lashing after seeing a drop in profits for the fourth straight month. give someone a tongue-lashingINFORMALIf someone gives you a tongue-lashing, they speak very angrily to you about something that you have done. The President of the EU Commission was given a tongue-lashing from the British Prime Minister. Note: You can also say that someone gets a tongue-lashing. Spot got the tongue-lashing that I felt I should have shared. Note: An occasion when someone speaks like this can be called a tongue-lashing. After a cruel tongue-lashing, he threw the girl out of the group. |
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