词组 | taken us to the woodshed |
释义 | (redirected from taken us to the woodshed)take (one) to the woodshedTo 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. take someone to the woodshedreprove or punish someone, especially discreetly. US informal, datedThis 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). |
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