"take a licking" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-take a licking.ogg Forms: takes a licking [present, singular, third-person], taking a licking [participle, present], took a licking [past], taken a licking [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a licking}} take a licking (third-person singular simple present takes a licking, present participle taking a licking, simple past took a licking, past participle taken a licking)
  1. (slang) To suffer a defeat or a beating. Tags: slang Derived forms: take a licking and keep on ticking
    Sense id: en-take_a_licking-en-verb-INfCH35u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, Oh, nooo!:",
          "text": "Oh no, it says here that Granny's alphabet soup is really taking a licking ... No, it's an expression. Taking a licking means something isn't going well.",
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        }
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        "To suffer a defeat or a beating."
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        "(slang) To suffer a defeat or a beating."
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