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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?
People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.
He must have believed that stolen fruit is the sweetest, and he, therefore, cheated on his partner.
