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Jimmy Hung
2021-06-11 05:06
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.
Do you see anything wrong?
To decide to believe someone‘s saying although they may not tell the truth
He said that he was late because he had an accident and I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
