A: The manager called and asked for Jennie. Do you have any idea what might be happening? B: Jennie hasn’t recently focused on her assigned tasks. I guess the manager is taking her to the woodshed. Note: This idiom means “to punish, reprimand, or reprove someone, especially discreetly, secretly, or in private.” In use since the 19 century, “the woodshed” implies that the punishment is kept hidden from other people. For example: I saw my roommate stealing my money, so I took him to the woodshed. | 