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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Klavdiya	KLAHV-dee-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Bozho	-	Medieval Slavic
Ayliffe	['eilif]
Armstead	['a:msted]
Gaenor	GAY-nawr	Welsh
Johns	[dʒɔnz]