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*licking a spanking; a beating in a fight. (*Typically: get ~; take ~; give someone ~.) Billy, you had better get in here if you don't want to get a licking. Bob took a real licking in the stock market. Tom gave Harry a licking in the fight he was in. take a licking (American & Australian informal) to be defeated or very strongly criticized Their latest album took a licking from the critics, but it's selling well. See also: take take a licking to be defeated or very strongly criticized Their latest album took a licking from the critics, but it's selling well anyway. Related vocabulary: take a beatingSee also: take How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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