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
Lynette	li-NET	English
Sigilind	-	Ancient Germanic
EinrÍ	-	Irish
Norris	['nɔris]
Augusta	[ɔ:'gʌstə]
Boitumelo	-	Southern African, Tswana