give someone a good talking to



give someone a (good) talking to

tv. to scold someone; to lecture someone sternly. The teacher gave Jimmy a talking to.
See also: give, good, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elettrae-LET-trahItalian
UlvİYe-Turkish
Savannasə-VAN-əEnglish (Modern)
Aava-Finnish
JeffryJEF-reeEnglish
Stamatios-Greek