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talking-to
noun as in admonishment
noun as in admonition
noun as in lecture
Strongest match
Strong matches
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noun as in reprimand
noun as in scolding
Weak match
noun as in tongue-lashing
Weak matches
Example Sentences
It worked, although he got a talking-to about knowing his role.
Studio executives continuing to insist on that nonsense deserve Marvel’s first family to give them a disappointed talking-to, and send them to back their boardrooms without supper..
They could both use a talking-to from Piper, who is trying to get to the essence of her identity without male validation.
“The H.R. talking-to clearly didn’t work, because soon after, Hegseth attended the wedding of a Fox News colleague, where he reportedly got so drunk that he struggled to stay upright in a men’s bathroom, and friends asked a producer who was there to get him a ride home. OK, finally! ‘Someone at Fox News who’s responsible,’ is what I would say if that sentence did not end with ‘So he could make it to the set by 6 a.m.’
But after a serious talking-to from his corner, Catterall aimed to take the front foot and it paid off as he rocked Prograis with a hammering left.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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