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Verb

To criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner

inveigh against

give a talking-to

rake over the coals

vituperate against

lay down the law

cast aspersions on

do a hatchet job on

find fault with

fulminate against

haul over the coals

drag through the mud

read the riot act

tear off a strip

throw brickbats at

give someone hell

give someone a roasting

give someone a dressing-down

let someone have it

tear a strip off

give someone a bollocking

give someone a rollicking

remonstrate with

give a bad name

rap over the knuckles

blacken the name of

give someone a bad press

criticize severely

spread lies about

give a black eye

give something a battering

sully the reputation of

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

give someone a rating

give something a bad press

go for the jugular

spread scandal about

blacken the reputation of

tell lies about

cut to the quick

conduct a smear campaign against

give a bad press to

give someone a caning

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

sully someone's reputation

give some stick to

give someone a row

call over the coals

drag through the mire

bring into disrepute

treat disrespectfully

declaim against

bite someone's head off

jump down one's throat

give someone bondi

run a smear campaign against

slap someone's wrist

send someone away with a flea in their ear

lose one's temper with

slap on the wrist

take down a peg

treat with contempt

take a swipe at

drag someone's name through the mud

drag someone's name through the mire

write false reports about

blacken the character of

jump down someone's throat

give someone some stick

feel contempt for

take to the woodshed

spread tales about

cut down to size

blacken someone's name

drag name through mud

assault verbally

call on the carpet

bring discredit to

criticize harshly

animadvert upon

give tongue-lashing

give a piece of one's mind

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

criticize unfairly

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

hurl insults at

give a tongue-lashing

speak of with disfavour

be unkind about

be malicious about

shoot full of holes

pass strictures upon

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

have someone on the carpet

give the business

give offence to

injure the reputation of

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

cause offence to

regard with disgust

step on one's toes

hurt somebody's feelings

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

feel revulsion to

be scornful about

be contemptuous about

hold in contempt

curl your lip at

spit in the face of

turn your nose up at

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

spit in the eye of

look down one's nose at

defame someone's character

run smear campaign

find intolerable

not be able to stomach

not be able to stand

have a horror of

have no use for

not be able to bear

regard with contempt

expostulate about

protest strongly at

make a fuss about

make a stand against

kick up a fuss about

take issue with

thunder against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick up a stink about

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

remonstrate about

express disapproval of

take great exception to

be unable to stand

have a strong aversion to

greatly dislike

be unable to bear

bring shame upon

reflect badly on

rip up and down

tar and feather

call to account

come down hard on

take exception to

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

bellyache about

hold responsible

protest against

sound off about

point the finger

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

reprimand severely

give a rough time

show someone up

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

rake over coals

have words with

hold someone to blame

deliver a tirade to

give a hard time

burn one's ears

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

drag through mud

hold accountable

mete out punishment to

make an example of

throw the book at

bring to account

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

criticize strongly

give going-over

give piece of mind

express strong disapproval of

object strongly to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

be in opposition to

be on at someone

put in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

be hypercritical

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