severe scolding

См. также в других словарях:

• severe reprimand — strong rebuke, harsh scolding …   English contemporary dictionary

• rollicking —  Severe scolding …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• 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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

• 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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

• bollocking — bol·lock·ing || bÉ’lÉ™kɪŋ n. (British) severe scolding; scolding someone who has done something wrong (derogatory) …   English contemporary dictionary

• bollockings — bol·lock·ing || bÉ’lÉ™kɪŋ n. (British) severe scolding; scolding someone who has done something wrong (derogatory) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Kick in the arse — a severe scolding; a severe setback …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• kick in the arse — Australian Slang a severe scolding; a severe setback …   English dialects glossary

• hell — [hel] n. [ME helle < OE hel (akin to Ger hölle, hell & ON Hel, the underworld goddess, HEL) < base of helan, to cover, hide < IE base * k̑el , to hide, cover up > L celare, to hide] 1. [often H ] Bible the place where the spirits of… …   English World dictionary

• dressing down — noun a severe scolding • Syn: ↑castigation, ↑earful, ↑bawling out, ↑chewing out, ↑upbraiding, ↑going over • Derivationally related forms: ↑upbraid ( …   Useful english dictionary

• devil — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, GO TO THE DEVIL, PLAY THE DEVIL WITH, RAISE THE DEVIL, SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS …   Dictionary of American idioms