tongue-lashing

A harsh vocal reprimand. The boss gave his sales team a real tongue-lashing after seeing a drop in profits for the fourth straight month.

*tongue-lashing

Fig. a severe scolding. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I really got a tongue-lashing when I got home. Ted will have a tongue-lashing at home.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikon	-	Ancient Greek, Russian
Juhana	YOO-hah-nah	Finnish
Madelaine	-	English (Rare)
Baladeva	-	Hinduism
Hyatt	['haiət]
Wilford	WIL-fərd	English