Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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vb. To scold, to chew out.
Usage examples of "tongue-lash".
He is a formidable warrior, formidable enough so that in Book 7 no Achaean volunteers to face him in single combat until they are tongue-lashed by Menelaus and then by Nestor.
Kingdom they hang men for impersonating officers, so putting that into the centre of the table against my getting a tongue-lashing from the Swordmaster seems to be overbetting the pot.
Six toughfisted mechanics, the men recruited by Dacres in the emergency, were looking very ill at ease as Dacres tongue-lashed them.
Six toughfisted mechanics, the men recruited by Dacres in the emergency, were looking very ill at ease as Dacres tongue-lashed them.
He looked downward in mournful gloom at the skeet-shooting range he had ordered built for the officers on his headquarters staff, and he recalled the mortifying afternoon General Dreedle had tongue-lashed him ruthlessly in front of Colonel Korn and Major Danby and ordered him to throw open the range to all the enlisted men and officers on combat duty.
A tongue-lashing from O'Mara would be insignificant compared to the punishment you are inflicting on yourself.
He always makes that sick eningly sweet li'l kitten sound when he hears aggravation in my voice and he thinks he deserves a tongue-lashing.
Christel looked at the other girls who had paused to see if the new girl was going to get a tongue-lashing.
His senior in the clan had tongue-lashed him viciously for his supposed cowardice, insisting that the forward oolt stay on the road and press ahead with all possible speed.
For a moment he thinks his old friend is going to give him another tongue-lashing - or perhaps even lose his temper completely and turn him into a frog - but Parkus relaxes a little, and utters a laugh.