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Meaning of seeing to | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A beating.
    informal
  2. An act of sexual intercourse.
    informal
  3. A thorough cleanup or repair.
    informal

Examples

“[…] the weeping landlord of the pub, who I dragged away from the cellar where three of the lads were still giving him a seeing to.”
“When he wants some sex he says, 'You look as if you're in need of a seeing-to,' even though it would be obvious to anyone else that I am not in need of a seeing-to.”

CEFR level

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

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