| I remember my science teacher giving me a talking-to after I had received a paper that she had just finished grading. |
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| In one episode, normally sweet-natured Aunt Bee has to give him a stern talking-to for being hypocritical and caught up in appearances. |
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| However, the kids were not up for a talking-to, because the more she yelled, the less they listened. |
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| She embarrassed Walter and Calpurnia called her into the kitchen and gave her a stern talking-to. |
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| I finished my affair because my sister gave me a serious talking-to and made me see what I was doing. |
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| But you threaten them, and you'd be surprised, sometimes all a guy needs is a good talking-to. |
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| I didn't know what he was offering to do, but I knew it didn't involve giving Jason a stern talking-to. |
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| But the city's 1000-plus property developers have come in for more than just a talking-to. |
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| The bully we mentioned in number 2, who has grown up a lot and become mates with my brother, notices this, and gives the lad a talking-to, and let's be honest, a thump. |
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| The adults are only too happy to drop everything they're doing to either help the kids or give them a long, long talking-to when they do something wrong. |
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| If someone is making lots of errors they will get a talking-to. |
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