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Noun: curtain lecture  'kur-t(u)n 'lek-chu(r)
Usage: archaic
  1. A private lecture to a husband by his wife
    "She gave him a curtain lecture about his late nights out"

Derived forms: curtain lectures

Type of: lecture, speech, talking to [informal]