Take (one) behind the woodshed American old-fashioned informal
To secretly punish or rebuke someone for doing something
Her boss took her behind the woodshed for not joining this important meeting.
Parents should take their spoilt children behind the woodshed, not criticize them in public.
Used to tell someone to keep secret what you're about to say
The room you are currently in.
A harsh reproof
To punish someone for committing a crime
A thing is known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others because it makes somebody feel ashamed.
The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this expression is not clear.
To indulge unlikely or fantastical possibilities
He tends to cast beyond the moon, so his moniker is "dreamer".