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
Ori	-	Hebrew
Harden	['hɑ:dn]
Margarida	mar-ga-REE-də (Portuguese)	Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Occitan
Pace	[peis]
Jacobson	['dʒeikəbsn]
Chander	-	Indian, Hindi