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- verb To
scold , tochew out .
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Examples
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I'm quite willing to tongue-lash the Missouri contingents in WDC to get cracking.
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Who thinks she can tongue-lash me after I saved her from a man like Hugo Cistranos?
Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009
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Who thinks she can tongue-lash me after I saved her from a man like Hugo Cistranos?
Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009
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Who thinks she can tongue-lash me after I saved her from a man like Hugo Cistranos?
Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009
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In the synonymy of censure, then, punish implies “to penalize for disobedience to authority”; the verb discipline suggests “to subjugate or bring under control”; chasten means “to strengthen by setting straight”; chastise, “to inflict some coercion in correction”; correct, “to straighten for the purpose of reform”; and castigate, “to tongue-lash or rebuke severely.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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In the synonymy of censure, then, punish implies “to penalize for disobedience to authority”; the verb discipline suggests “to subjugate or bring under control”; chasten means “to strengthen by setting straight”; chastise, “to inflict some coercion in correction”; correct, “to straighten for the purpose of reform”; and castigate, “to tongue-lash or rebuke severely.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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In the synonymy of censure, then, punish implies “to penalize for disobedience to authority”; the verb discipline suggests “to subjugate or bring under control”; chasten means “to strengthen by setting straight”; chastise, “to inflict some coercion in correction”; correct, “to straighten for the purpose of reform”; and castigate, “to tongue-lash or rebuke severely.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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In the synonymy of censure, then, punish implies “to penalize for disobedience to authority”; the verb discipline suggests “to subjugate or bring under control”; chasten means “to strengthen by setting straight”; chastise, “to inflict some coercion in correction”; correct, “to straighten for the purpose of reform”; and castigate, “to tongue-lash or rebuke severely.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Figuratively, to flay means to tongue-lash a person.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Figuratively, to flay means to tongue-lash a person.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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