Wiktionary
tongue lashing
alt. A verbal rebuke, often severe. n. A verbal rebuke, often severe.
Usage examples of "tongue lashing".
Lady Smallwood welcomed the outlaws kindly enough, though she gave them a tongue lashing for dragging a young girl through the war.
He grabbed my ass and brought my hips up to his face, his tongue lashing my nubbin.
Ulf spat out the ritual syllables at Conan, his slitted tongue lashing and sibilating against dry, cracked lips.
Under a tongue lashing from his uncle, the president, a teary-eyed Cortez waved Boyd off his tank, replaced his helmet and, in a breaking voice, ordered his driver forward.
He gave the assistant director a severe tongue lashing, frequently referring to dungeons and hanging.