pepper and salt n.2
(US) a severe telling-off.
 | Bee (Wash., DC) 3 Mar. 3/6: So, Yankee Doodle, keep it up / Give them pepper, salt and thunder. | |
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Lantern (N.O.) 9 July 2: But let me commence my assault on the offending ones and give them pepper and salt. |