Tongue-lashing (Noun)
Meaning
Rebuking a person harshly.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The strict teacher gave her disobedient student a public tongue-lashing for refusing to do his homework.
- Her manager administered a scathing tongue-lashing after she showed up late for the meeting for the third time.
- He got a severe tongue-lashing from his father for reckless spending habits and wasting money.
- Her stern coach subjected her to a vicious tongue-lashing after her dismal performance on the court.
- After embarrassing his colleague during a conference call, John got a severe tongue-lashing from his supervisor behind closed doors.