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!
See also: lick, of, rough, side, tongue

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Felicita-Italian
Manonma-NAWN (French)French, Dutch
JanekYAH-nek (Polish)Polish, Czech
Fidda-Arabic
Modestamo-DHE-stah (Spanish)Spanish, Late Roman
Bricius-Ancient Celtic (Latinized)