trip to the woodshed

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

trips to the woodshed 复数 trips to the woodshed

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered privately.

    美国 习语

词源

Probably derived from the previous term "horseshedding," meaning to take a person privately (such as to a horse shed or woodshed, separate buildings away from the house) for private cajoling or reprimand.

来源：wiktionary