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give someone a licking Definition


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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.


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