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Meaning of Rollicking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A scolding, a bollocking.

UK

Equivalents

العربية المرح

Examples

“Thanks for explaining the situation. I'm going to give him the rollicking of his life.”
“He can give someone a right rollicking but it comes over as advice.”
“That night, back at the billet, Corporal Banks summoned me to his room and there I stood to attention, whilst he gave me a roasting for getting him a rollicking from the sergeant.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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