a trip to the woodshed
a trip to the woodshed
An act or instance of punishment or reproval, especially when done discreetly or privately. He'll be taking a trip to the woodshed when his father hear what he's done. The boss gave me a trip to the woodshed for my failure to secure the Goldblum account. You stayed out past curfew? Hoo boy, you're gonna get a trip to the woodshed.
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trip to the woodshed
An instance of being reprimanded or punished.
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Following
a trip to the woodshed with House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and then-majority leader-Tom DeLay (R-Texas), Pence emerged to voice his support for the Republican plan to make President Bush a bigger spender than Lyndon B.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and other GOP congressional leaders had better get ready for
a trip to the woodshed.
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