curtain lecture

/ˌkʌrtn ˌlɛktʃər/
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Other forms: curtain lectures

Definitions of curtain lecture
  1. noun
    a private lecture to a husband by his wife
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    type of:
    lecture, speech, talking to
    a lengthy rebuke
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