- take someone to the woodshed
- Take someone to the woodshedIf someone is taken to the woodshed, they are punished for something they have done.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
take someone to the woodshed
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take someone to the woodshed N. Amer. — take someone to the woodshed N. Amer. informal discreetly reprove or punish someone. → woodshed … English new terms dictionary
take someone to the woodshed — If someone is taken to the woodshed, they are punished for something they have done. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Take someone to the woodshed — If someone is taken to the woodshed, they are punished for something they have done … Dictionary of English idioms
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