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
Thore	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Nonie	-	English
Menahem	-	Biblical, Hebrew
Sibyl	SIB-əl	English
Mintxo	-	Basque
Melicent	-	English (Archaic)