お灸を据える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | お灸を据える | お灸を据えない |
| Polite | お灸を据えます | お灸を据えません |
| Past polite | お灸を据えました | お灸を据えませんでした |
| Past | お灸を据えた | お灸を据えなかった |
| Te-form | お灸を据えて | お灸を据えないで |
| Desire | お灸を据えたい | お灸を据えたくない |
| Potential | お灸を据えられるalso お灸を据えれる | お灸を据えられないalso お灸を据えれない |
| Passive | お灸を据えられる | お灸を据えられない |
| Causative | お灸を据えさせる | お灸を据えさせない |
| Causative passive | お灸を据えさせられる | お灸を据えさせられない |
| Volitional | お灸を据えよう | |
| Polite volitional | お灸を据えましょう | |
| Imperative | お灸を据えろ | お灸を据えるな |
| Conditional | お灸を据えれば | お灸を据えなければ |
| Tara conditional | お灸を据えたら | お灸を据えなかったら |
rake over the coals; scold severely; chastise
Idiomatic expression for giving someone a stern scolding or dressing-down, often with a nuance of teaching them a lesson. The image comes from the painful practice of moxibustion.
See also: 灸を据える
遅刻したら、部長にお灸を据えられた。
When I was late, the department head gave me a real dressing-down.
That kid is so cheeky; I need to give him a good scolding sometime.
burn moxa on the skin
Original literal meaning: to apply moxibustion by burning moxa on the skin. Now rare as a standalone phrase; the idiomatic sense is dominant.
See also: 灸を据える
In the old days, people often burned moxa on the skin, saying it was good for stiff shoulders.