a tongue-lashing



a tongue-lashing

  (informal)
if you give someone a tongue-lashing, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wrong The manager gave his team a tongue-lashing after they'd lost the game.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Imamu-Eastern African, Swahili
Blair['blɛə]
Rupinder-Indian (Sikh)
Emeka-Western African, Igbo
Ava['avə]
Jothi-Tamil