come to Jesus meeting
- noun
- /kʌm tə ˈdʒiːzəs ˈmiːtɪŋ/
- Informal
:
reunión de reflexión
- During the come to Jesus meeting, they openly discussed their conflicts and found common ground for moving forward.
And like, I couldn't like if that if that was my mom that butted heads with Alex, like we would have a come to Jesus meeting.
- And like, I couldn't like if that if that was my mom that butted heads with Alex, like we would have a come to Jesus meeting.
Examples
-
The manager scheduled a come to Jesus meeting with the staff to discuss the persistent problems in communication.
-
Okay, everyone, this is what us nuns commonly refer to as a come to Jesus meeting.
-
If we shoot a few of them down in the primary and still keep the district, we can call a little come-to-Jesus meeting with the rest of them and convince them that one election does not equate to lifetime tenure.
Blog text (9) -
After the team's disappointing performance, the coach decided it was time for a come to Jesus meeting to address their issues.
Antonyms
How Serious
294
4.5
- Specialized
108
4.8
- Informal
∞
1.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an honest, often stern discussion' is not directly derivable from the literal words 'come', 'to', 'Jesus', and 'meeting' because the phrase relies on a cultural/religious metaphor and idiomatic US usage. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words but not the idiom would be unlikely to predict this pragmatic, culturally specific sense.
Etymology
Come to Jesus meeting comes from old church meetings where people were told to come to Jesus and admit mistakes or change their ways. So, a come to Jesus meeting today is a serious, often stern talk meant to make people 'face the truth' and fix problems.