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ˈtalking-to noun [countableC usually singular]
informalTELL somebody OFF an occasion when you talk to someone angrily, especially a child or someone who is below you in rank 申斥,责骂
Examples from the Corpus
talking-to• What Sarah needs is a good talking-to.• With increasing frequency, it seems, the good talking-to becomes a permanent black spot on a school record.