a lick with the rough side of the tongue

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a lick with the rough side of the tongue

Severe criticism and/or a stern reprimand. I thought my project was fine, but did you hear Ms. Miller's critique? Boy, that was a lick with the rough side of the tongue!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alexandria	[ælig'za:ndriə]
Elke (1)	EL-kə (Dutch)	Dutch, German, Frisian
Frideswide	-	History
Martha	MAHR-thə (English)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
Roger	RAH-jər (English), ro-ZHE (French)	English, French, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
Ashlea	ASH-lee	English (Modern)