tongue-lashing

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tongue-lash·ing (t

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n. Informal

A scolding.

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Noun

tongue-lashing - rebuking a person harshly

chiding, objurgation, scolding

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"

wigging, wig - British slang for a scolding

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

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