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What does the idiom a tongue lashing mean?

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A 'tongue lashing' is a severe telling-off. It is the verbal equivalent of being lashed with a whip. It can't hurt you physically, but the power of the words may make you feel very uncomfortable/upset/angry/humiliated and so on.

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