get a shellacking

getting a shellacking, got a shellacking

Definition of get a shellacking - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

criticism

be harshly criticized or reprimanded

He got a shellacking for his poor performance.

criticize

rebuke

reprimand

competition

receive a severe defeat or beating

The team got a shellacking in the finals.

defeated

trounced

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Expressions with get

get in

enter a place or vehicle

She managed to get in the car quickly.

get up

rise from bed after sleeping

I get up at 7 AM every day.

get into

move into a space or area

She got into the car quickly.

get off

disembark from a vehicle or transportation

We need to get off the bus at the next stop.

get a shot

receive an injection from a doctor or nurse

I need to get a shot before school.

get into trouble

be punished for doing something wrong

He got into trouble for breaking the window.

Examples of get a shellacking in a sentence

She got a shellacking during the meeting for her proposal.
After the first round, the boxer got a shellacking.
The politician got a shellacking in the debate.

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French:être sévèrement critiqué, prendre une raclée, ...
German:scharf kritisiert werden, eine Niederlage einstecken, ...
Italian:prendere una strigliata, prendere una batosta, ...
Spanish:ser duramente criticado, recibir una paliza, ...
Portuguese:ser severamente criticado, levar uma tareia, ...
Chinese:受到严厉批评, 惨败, ...
Japanese:厳しく叱られる, 打ち負かされる, ...
Arabic:تَلَقَّى انتِقادًا لاذِعًا, تلقى هزيمة ساحقة, ...
Hebrew:לְקַבֵּל בִּקֹּרֶת חֲרִיפָה, לְקַבֵּל תְּבוּסָה קָשָׁה, ...
Russian:получить нагоняй, потерпеть поражение, ...
Ukrainian:отримувати наганяй, отримати прочуханку, ...
Hindi:फटकार मिलना, गंभीर हार प्राप्त करना, ...
Bengali:কঠোর সমালোচনার শিকার হওয়া, গুরুতর পরাজয় পাওয়া, ...
Catalan:rebre una esbroncada, rebre una pallissa, ...
Czech:schytat to, dostat na frak, ...
Danish:få en skideballe, få tæsk, ...
Dutch:een uitbrander krijgen, een pak slaag krijgen, ...
Greek:δέχομαι σκληρή κριτική, τρώω ξύλο, ...
Hungarian:megkapni a magáét, csúnyán kikapni, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវស្តីបន្ទោសយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, រងបរាជ័យយ៉ាងដំណំ, ...
Korean:질책받다, 심한 패배를 당하다, ...
Persian:به شدت توبیخ شد, شکست سختی خورد, ...
Polish:zostać ostro skrytykowanym, dostać lanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):ser criticado, levar uma surra, ...
Romanian:a fi criticat aspru, a fi zdrobit, ...
Swedish:få en utskällning, få ett rejält nederlag, ...
Thai:ถูกตำหนิ, พ่ายแพ้อย่างยับเยิน, ...
Turkish:sert bir şekilde eleştirilmek, ağır bir yenilgi almak, ...
Vietnamese:bị chỉ trích, bị đánh bại nặng nề, ...

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