Perhaps I need to give myself a strict talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [The Lure of the Page « Write Anything] Reference
On Monday, Mrs. Tan gave us a talking-to after maths . From Wordnik.com. [j-gan Diary Entry] Reference
"We all gave each other a good talking-to," Reid said. From Wordnik.com. [Europeans give credit to Reid] Reference
Parker got a stern talking-to, which settled him down. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Spurs defeat Pistons 81-74 to win third NBA title since 1999] Reference
Did you know that Hilary gave her a most awful talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [Fifth Formers at St. Clare's]
Whoever proofread that label needs a talking-to, but I'm OK. From Wordnik.com. [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference
Don't make me go over there and give you a stern talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwater mercenaries, West Point graduates & other contractors' tales] Reference
Arcier could not hold out against a talking-to from a clever. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Savarus] Reference
I thought the talking-to would really mean something that time. From Wordnik.com. [Through The Eye Of A Needle]
I returned them to the bunnies and gave him a stern talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Chill the fuck out.] Reference
I get a stern talking-to for a lack of civility by Kathy Shaidle. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
I sat for half an hour by Mashenka and gave her a good talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [The Witch, and other stories] Reference
As a matter of fact, Gloria thought, she deserved a good talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [Hex] Reference
If I were her parents, when she got home there'd be a big talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [...no, I'm not smoking the morning star. ...] Reference
Grandpa gave me a good talking-to for not visiting for such a long time. From Wordnik.com. [babycartercl Diary Entry] Reference
BECK: Hang on, a serious talking-to without the parent or with the parent?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2007] Reference
By the next day, he clearly had got a talking-to from the speaker's office. From Wordnik.com. [Tortured Explanation] Reference
The freedom comes after a stern talking-to from a Vegas judge earlier today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2008] Reference
She told him she could vouch for me, and he let me go with a stern talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still...] Reference
Or that I was courageous enough to turn around and give them a good talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [MORE FROM GINNY BATES: CLASS] Reference
I would have given him a stern talking-to, but he scares me with that cane of his. From Wordnik.com. [NO SOAP, VIDEO] Reference
But you know that if you act like a boy, you'll get a talking-to from your parents. From Wordnik.com. [The Male View] Reference
So after a few rounds of talking-to and playing with some of the features, I nodded. From Wordnik.com. [babycartercl Diary Entry] Reference
Yeah, I got a little talking-to. laughs I don't want to bite the hand that feeds me. From Wordnik.com. [Pantsless Chloe Sevigny 'Needs Therapy' For Vincent Gallo Sex Scene] Reference
He could have just given her a talking-to and apologized but instead, she was let go. From Wordnik.com. [Lionel Beehner: Does Obama Have a Loyalty Problem?] Reference
Misunderstandings, conflicts, and she ended up the bad guy and was given a talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [A Limo, a Club, a Concert, a Party & a little story] Reference
Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they sat down in her first class. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]
The shot – maybe his first out of the middle – brings an intense talking-to from Afridi. From Wordnik.com. [England v Pakistan – as it happened] Reference
I might have to give him a talking-to on this subject at some point, but now was not the moment. From Wordnik.com. [Beacon Street Mourning]
Now, TV Newser reports, his boss has given him a talking-to for the second time in as many months. From Wordnik.com. [Ed Schultz 'Reprimanded' Over Chris Christie 'Fat Slob' Comment] Reference
CARLIN: But you threaten them, and you'd be surprised, sometimes all a guy needs is a good talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 8, 2001] Reference
Queen Victoria would have given Charles a royal talking-to and forced the couple to keep up appearances. From Wordnik.com. [Mother And Queen] Reference
Coming up in our "Strategy Session," Bill Clinton gets a talking to -- a talking-to, that is, from his wife. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2008] Reference
Such Women need a good "talking-to," and if they are only not natural born fools, one good explanation often fixes matters. From Wordnik.com. [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference
I'd grown up in a family where an A - on my report card merited a stern talking-to, and B's were simply out of the question. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Tipler: Getting rid of D's is great, if...] Reference
ALTSHULER: And the 14 -- well, 11 -- if an 11-year-old asks for a birth control pill, I think there will be a serious talking-to. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2007] Reference
But at the same time, I bet she ` s gotten a talking-to about what not to talk about when it comes to the policies of "The View.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2008] Reference
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