tongue-lashing

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.

*tongue-lashing

Fig. a severe scolding. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I really got a tongue-lashing when I got home. Ted will have a tongue-lashing at home.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dzvezdan	-	Macedonian
Juliana	[dʒu:li'a:nə]
Bede	BEED (English)	History
Belinda	[bə'lində]
Reid	[ri:d]
Candis	KAN-dis	English