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come-to-Jesus en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Relating to a Christian conversion, recommitment, or associated ritual, especially a public confession.
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(US, idiomatic) Relating to a similar secular ritual.
With the coaches still in the room, the veteran leaders on offense, one by one, took turns addressing the rest of the unit. / "It was a come-to-Jesus meeting," guard Daryn Colledge said Wednesday.
2009 November 12, Greg A. Bedard, “Offense clears the air”, in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
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(US, idiomatic) Conveying a scolding or a blunt discussion of a disagreeable fact regarding the addressee.
Joe Biden’s growing frustration with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, continued to mount, with the Democratic US president captured on a hot mic saying that he and the Israeli leader will need to have a “come to Jesus meeting”.
2024 March 8, Joe Biden, quotee, “Biden caught saying he and Netanyahu need to have ‘come to Jesus meeting’”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN:To bring someone in for a come-to-Jesus talk.
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