a lash of scorpions

1. literal A whipping implement made of scorpion tails—an ancient method of punishment. I was watching this old movie, and one character started beating another with a lash of scorpions! I couldn't believe the one guy was getting hit with scorpion tails—eek!

2. figurative An extremely harsh punishment. If my parents find out that I borrowed their car last night without their permission, I am going to get a lash of scorpions!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ulriikka	OOL-ree:k-kah	Finnish (Rare)
Yngvildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Carolina	kah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), ka-roo-LEE-nə (Portuguese), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
Emmet	EM-it	English
Octavius	ahk-TAYV-ee-əs (English)	Ancient Roman
Mahir	-	Arabic