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See: TONGUE-LASHING.

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tongue-lashing

[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]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

lash out

[lash out] {v.} 1. To kick. * /The horse lashed out at the man behind him./ 2. To try suddenly to hit. * /The woman lashed out at the crowd […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tongue

[tongue] See: [AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE], [CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE], [HOLD ONE'S TONGUE], [KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD], [SLIP OF THE TONGUE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases is based on original book by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner and J.E. Gates - "A Dictionary of American Idioms". Please, […] Dictionary of American Idioms

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