English Dictionary

trip to the woodshed

noun

(chiefly US, idiomatic) An occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered privately.

I took a trip to the woodshed to get firewood.

意味（1）

(chiefly US, idiomatic) An occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered privately.

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.