Curtain Lecture (Noun)
Meaning
A private lecture to a husband by his wife.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- After a night out with the boys, John knew he was in for a curtain lecture as soon as he walked in the door and saw the look on his wife's face.
- Sarah gave her husband a stern curtain lecture about his spending habits, reminding him that they needed to save for their children's education.
- As soon as they were alone in their bedroom, Emily launched into a heated curtain lecture about her husband's behavior at the dinner party.
- After a few too many drinks, Michael stumbled into the bedroom, where his wife was waiting to deliver a well-deserved curtain lecture about his drinking problem.
- It was a familiar ritual: Tom would come home late from work, and his wife would greet him with a curtain lecture about his long hours and lack of attention to their family.