← Back to search

Meaning of tongue lashing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A verbal rebuke, often severe.

Equivalents

Nederlands berisping

Polski reprymenda

Examples

“The coach was so upset with his team after they lost that he gave them an hour-long tongue-lashing.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

tongue long enough to cut one's throat tongue map tongue ring tongue rolling tongue sandwich tongue sarnie