bootlick /'bu:tlik/give (one) a licking Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
arse-licking
give sb a licking
Idiom(s): give sb a lickingTheme: FIGHTING
to beat someone.
• Bill give Tom a licking in a fight.
• VII give you a good licking if you don't leave me alone.
get a licking
Idiom(s): get a licking AND take a lickingTheme: PUNISHMENT
to get a spanking; to get beat in a fight. (Folksy.)
• Billy, you had better get in here if you don’t want to get a licking.
• Bob took a real licking in the stock market.
• Tom took a licking in the fight he was in.
take a licking
Idiom(s): get a licking AND take a lickingTheme: PUNISHMENT
to get a spanking; to get beat in a fight. (Folksy.)
• Billy, you had better get in here if you don’t want to get a licking.
• Bob took a real licking in the stock market.
• Tom took a licking in the fight he was in.
arse-licking
get a licking
Idiom(s): get a beating AND booty a lickingTheme: PUNISHMENT
to get a spanking; to get exhausted in a fight. (Folksy.)
• Billy, you had bigger get in actuality if you don’t appetite to get a licking.
• Bob took a absolute beating in the banal market.
• Tom took a beating in the action he was in.
give sb a licking
Idiom(s): give sb a lickingTheme: FIGHTING
to exhausted someone.
• Bill accord Tom a beating in a fight.
• VII accord you a acceptable beating if you don't leave me alone.
take a licking
Idiom(s): get a beating AND booty a lickingTheme: PUNISHMENT
to get a spanking; to get exhausted in a fight. (Folksy.)
• Billy, you had bigger get in actuality if you don’t appetite to get a licking.
• Bob took a absolute beating in the banal market.
• Tom took a beating in the action he was in.
give (one) a licking
1. To exhausted or batter one severely. Dad's activity to accord you a beating if you booty the car after asking. I told him I'd accord him a beating if he flirted with my adherent again.2. To defeat one soundly. The abiding champions gave the added aggregation a beating in the aperture annular of the tournament. I acclimated to love arena chess adjoin my dad, alike admitting he consistently gave me a licking.3. To account one to ache a astringent setback, loss, or failure. I had a nice little affluence accumulated for myself afore the banal bazaar blast gave my portfolio a licking. I doubtable they're activity to get a beating if they try to accessible a business in this recession.Learn more: give, licking
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