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
Rabi'a	-	Arabic
Terah	TEE-rə (English)	Biblical
Gurutz	-	Basque
Vicki	['viki]
Jamey	JAY-mee	English
Jude	[dʒu:d]