get a licking Definition

licking
noun

1. colloq
A thrashing, both physical and figurative.
Thesaurus: whipping, beating, spanking, thrashing, trouncing, defeat.

Idiom: get a licking (take a licking)

To be thrashed.
Example: got a licking from his mum for being late
Example: took a licking in the chess championship

Idiom: give someone a licking

To thrash them.