tongue-lashing

the manager gave the employee a serious tongue-lashing after the disastrous presentation.

after the game, the coach delivered a tongue-lashing to the entire team about their performance.

he received a harsh tongue-lashing from his father about his poor grades.

the boss launched into a lengthy tongue-lashing about the missed deadline.

she braced herself for a tongue-lashing from her mother after arriving late.

the politician faced a public tongue-lashing on social media for his controversial comments.

despite the tongue-lashing, he remained defiant and unapologetic.

the team captain absorbed the tongue-lashing and vowed to improve.

she avoided a tongue-lashing by admitting her mistake immediately.

the employee feared a tongue-lashing after the project failure.

he tried to deflect the tongue-lashing by blaming others.