take a licking

to be defeated or very strongly criticized Their latest album took a licking from the critics, but it's selling well anyway.

Related vocabulary: take a beating

(American & Australian informal)

to be defeated or very strongly criticized Their latest album took a licking from the critics, but it's selling well.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Russell	['rʌsəl]
Noboru	no-bo-ṙoo	Japanese
Isaura	ee-SOW-rah (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Late Roman
Alberico	ahl-be-REE-ko	Italian
TÓFa	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Amedea	-	Italian