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Verb

To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture to

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

jumps down one's throat

lays into

takes to task

rakes over the coals

raps across the knuckles

raps over the knuckles

reads the riot act

severely reprimands

tears off a strip

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a telling-off

has a go at

lets someone have it

gives a rocket

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone what for

gives someone a caning

gives someone a rating

tears into

ticks off

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a row

gives someone some stick

gives someone hell

gives someone a wigging

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

slaps someone's wrist

takes to the woodshed

pummels^US

belabors^US

belabours^UK

raps someone the knuckles

gives someone a carpeting

gives a piece of one's mind

gives someone a bad press

minimizes^US

stigmatizes^US

minimises^UK

stigmatises^UK

picks holes in

goes for the jugular

cries down

bites someone's head off

gives something a bad press

whips

picks to pieces

snaps someone's head off

has someone on the carpet

drags through the mud

brings into disrepute

expresses disapproval of

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

does a hatchet job on

conducts a smear campaign against

throws mud at

jumps down someone's throat

blackens the name of

blackens the reputation of

goes after

gives a bad name

sullies the reputation of

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

moralises^UK

moralizes^US

ostracizes^US

gives a tongue-lashing

ostracises^UK

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

metes out punishment to

makes an example of

delivers a tirade to

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

passes strictures upon

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

brings under fire

reviews unfavorably

gives something a battering

jeers at

picks on

blackens

sends someone away with a flea in his

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

takes a stand against

raises objections to

kicks against

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

complains about

disagrees violently with

declaims against

makes a stand against

makes a fuss about

takes great exception to

puts up a fight against

makes a protest against

remonstrates about

complains bitterly about

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“If your pal insists you partake in whatever negativity she is up to, blows up at you or quits calling you, you haven't lost much.”

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