ear whipping
A sermon; especially one administered at a soup kitchen prior to food being served.
Bum #1: Hey, let's go to the Bread of Life mission tonight for dinner!
Bum #2: NO, NOT THERE!!! They gave an ear whipping almost four hours long last night for a scoop of mystery meat and a spoonful of smashed potatoes with lumpy gravy on them!!!
Bum #2: NO, NOT THERE!!! They gave an ear whipping almost four hours long last night for a scoop of mystery meat and a spoonful of smashed potatoes with lumpy gravy on them!!!