LAMBASTE


Meaning of LAMBASTE in English

(also lam·bast ) / læmˈbeɪst; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] ( formal ) to attack or criticize sb very severely, especially in public

SYN lay into

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent. (in the sense beat, thrash ): from lam hit hard + baste thrash . The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.