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.

*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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hulda	['hʌldə]
Hamid (2)	-	Arabic, Persian
Lucille	[lu:'si:l]
Ganzorig	-	Mongolian
Merletta	mur-LET-ə	English (Rare)
Valto	VAHL-to	Finnish