shellacking

*shellacking

1. Fig. a physical beating. (*Typically: get ~; take ~; give someone ~.) The boxer took a shellacking and lost the fight. I got a shellacking when I broke the window.

2. Fig. a beating—as in sports. (*Typically: get ~; take ~; give someone ~.) Our team played well, but got a shellacking anyway. I practiced my tennis game so I wouldn't take a shellacking in the tournament.

shellacking

n. a beating. We gave them a shellacking they’ll never forget.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carolina	kah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), ka-roo-LEE-nə (Portuguese), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
ÉVariste	e-var-EEST	French
Jacob	JAY-kəb (English), YAH-kawp (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical
Hiltrude	hil-TROO-də	German (Archaic)
İDrİS	-	Turkish
Andris	-	Latvian, Hungarian