talking-to
noun/ˈtɔːkɪŋ tuː/
/ˈtɔːkɪŋ tuː/
[singular] (informal)- an act of talking seriously to somebody to tell them they have done something wrong
- to give somebody a good talking-to
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
talking-to