tongue-lash·ing (t ng l sh  ng)n. Informal A scolding. |
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| Noun | 1. |  tongue-lashing - rebuking a person harshly rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" |
tongue-lashing
noun scolding, talking-to (informal), rebuke, reprimand, lecture, wigging (Brit. slang), slating (informal), reproach, ticking-off (informal), dressing-down (informal), telling-off (informal), reproof After a cruel tongue-lashing, he threw the girl out of the group.
Translations
tongue-lashing [ˈtʌŋˌlæʃɪŋ] N → latigazo m, reprensión f
to give sb a tongue-lashing → poner a algn como un trapo
to give sb a tongue-lashing → poner a algn como un trapo
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