take a bawling out

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To receive a very severe rebuke, chastisement, or scolding (from someone). I sure took a bawling out from my parents after I smashed up their car.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Treasa	TRA-sa	Irish
Dixon	DIK-sən	English
Mervyn	MUR-vin (English)	Welsh, English
Aengus	-	Irish
Miron (2)	-	Hebrew
Vlasiy	-	Russian