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                           Phrase(s): lay someone out in lavender  Fig. to scold someone severely.  •  She was really mad. She laid him out in lavender and really put him in his place.  •  If you ever feel like you need to lay me out in lavender again, just forget it.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs