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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a roasting for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a situation where someone is being humorously criticized or teased, often in a light-hearted manner.
Example: "During the party, we gave Mark a roasting for his terrible dance moves."
Alternatives: "a ribbing for" or "a teasing for".
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"My poor mum gets a roasting for her cooking, but it wasn't good," says Knight.
To many, I am "the authority" – just another part of the same punitive system that just gave them a roasting for getting up to no good.
America's oil companies are already receiving a roasting for their "exorbitant" profits from populist politicians, with Republicans and Democrats competing to come up with idiotic ideas, including a windfall-profit tax.
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Add chicken left over from a roast for extra thrift.
I have seen a roast for $130 in the store.
I'd been thinking about cooking a roast for a while.
At a roast for Frank Sinatra, Mr. Callas was introduced as Mr. Sinatra's former bodyguard, Carlo Cappuccino.
He points out that Wetherspoons sold a roast for about £7, which included a drink.
"Imagine, getting paid to watch hockey games!" Recently, the local hockey community said goodbye at a roast for Mr. Effinger.
Bordeaux is the classic pairing for lamb, but that would be true of a simpler Western dish: chops or a roast, for example.
I remember being at a black-tie dinner, which was a roast for someone else, and my designing for Target came up.
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