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take a licking

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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: licking, 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 beating
See also: licking, take
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