trip to the woodshed

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An occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered

More than a few of the 3,000 members of the National Association of Manufacturers, gathered for their annual convention in Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel last week, felt like small boys worrying about a trip to the woodshed. None knew how vindictive or friendly toward business the Truman Administration would be.

trip to the woodshed

    Hyphenation

    trip to the wood·shed

    Turkish pronunciation

    trîp tı dhi wûdşed

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtrəp tə ᴛʜē ˈwo͝odˌsʜed/ /ˈtrɪp tə ðiː ˈwʊdˌʃɛd/

    Etymology

    () Probably from the practice of taking a naughty child out of the house, to an outlying structure, for a private spanking.
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