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
Feodora	-	Russian
Louisette	-	French
Amhlaoibh	-	Irish
Priscus	-	Ancient Roman
Teodoro	te-o-DO-ro (Italian), te-o-DHO-ro (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Minna	MI-nah (German), MEEN-nah (Finnish)	German (Archaic), Finnish, Swedish