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Nor is it meant as insurance against the possibility of a free-range Patti LuPone showing up to tongue-lash you for texting or taking pictures during the performance.

If you got too close, she might tongue-lash you a little bit.

Mr. Trump has been known to freeze out or tongue-lash critics for far less.

Brian Beutler added, “That’s actually the optimistic view. Because it’s equally possible Christie knows Putin wouldn’t be rattled by a humiliating, Jersey-style tongue-lash – and believes that only actual force, rather than just forceful words, would give Putin pause. Which brings us back to the merits, such as they are, of not doing ‘stupid s**t.’”

The fact that they couldn’t reverse the deal only exacerbated their anger, and led them to tongue-lash Hagel.