A number of times I've run across the phrase, 'take the strap' as in:
"You're going to take the strap right now young man/lady!"
"At bedtime I'll come up and you're going to take the strap."
"If you don't smarten up, you're going to take the strap."
"I've decided you're going to have to take the strap."
"Did you have to take the strap?"
"I know I'm going to take the strap when I get home."
"Sometimes it's better to take the strap than be grounded."
"When you get home I want to talk to you about you taking the strap."
"I know you don't want to take the strap but it seems to be the only thing you'll listen to."
"I'm sorry, but you're to come with me ... you're going to take the strap."
"When Jenny got home, did she take the strap?"
"All three of them today had to take the strap."
You get the idea. I'd be interested to know if this phrase is one others have encountered and how it was used and in what circumstances.
Thanks! Thomas