trip behind the woodshed

== English == === Etymology === Probably derived from the previous term "horseshedding," meaning to take a person privately (such as to a horse shed or woodshed, separate buildings away from the house) for private cajoling or reprimand. === Pronunciation === === Noun === trip to the woodshed (plural trips to the woodshed) (chiefly US, idiomatic) An occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered privately. ==== See also ==== call on the carpet === References ===