give sb a bollocking

  • 1give someone a bollocking — phrase to tell someone in an angry way that they have done something wrong Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: bollocking …

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  • 2give someone a bollocking — to tell someone in an angry way that they have done something wrong …

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  • 3bollocking — bol|lock|ing [ baləkıŋ ] noun BRITISH IMPOLITE give someone a bollocking to tell someone in an angry way that they have done something wrong get a bollocking to be told in an angry way that you have done something wrong …

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  • 4bollocking — noun (C) give sb a bollocking BrE to tell someone that you are very angry about something they have done: I expect I ll get a bollocking from my boss when she finds out …

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  • 5bollocking — UK [ˈbɒləkɪŋ] / US [ˈbɑləkɪŋ] noun British impolite get a bollocking give someone a bollocking …

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  • 6Bollocks — Bollox redirects here. For the board game, see Bōku (game). Bollocks /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Anglo Saxon origin, meaning testicles . The word is often used figuratively in British English, as a noun to mean nonsense , an expletive following a… …

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  • 7List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English …

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  • 8Bollock dagger — Design of a guard for a ballock dagger with top mount of the scabbard, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1536–38 …

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  • 9down the banks — noun /daʊn d̪ə bæŋks/ a severe criticism, scolding, reprimand, or punishment Independent woters aint the chalk and the has done it! Theyve spiled the trade. Sams done it Amerikins has done it! Take em up for interfeerin with other peoples bisness …

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