a working over



a working over

A harsh reprimand, often one that lasts a lengthy amount of time. She gave her teenage daughter a good working over for breaking curfew. I got a good working over from the professor after I submitted my project late.
See also: working

*a (good) working over

a good scolding. (*Typically: get ~ have ~ give someone ∼.) The boss gave me a good working over before firing me. She got a working over about her performance on the project.
See also: working

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chand-Indian, Hindi
CoriKAWR-eeEnglish
Shantanu-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Kyokyo:Japanese
Bergliot-Norwegian
Alwyn-Welsh