tongue lashing

See also: tongue-lashing

English

Alternative forms

• tongue-lashing

Noun

tongue lashing (plural tongue lashings)

1. A verbal rebuke, often severe.

   The coach was so upset with his team after they lost that he gave them an hour-long tongue-lashing.

Synonyms

• castigation, scolding

Translations

verbal rebuke

• Dutch: berisping (nl) f
• Irish: léasadh teanga
• Polish: reprymenda (pl)
• Yiddish: מי־שברך (mishebeyrekh) (ironically)