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tongue-lashing

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[tongue-lashing] {n.}

A sharp scolding or criticism.

* /Jim's mother gave him a tongue-lashing for telling family secrets./

Syn.: PIECE OF ONE'S MIND.

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	tongue ²⁴ {n.} ⁹¹²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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