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To criticize severely

find fault with

give a bad press to

throw brickbats at

criticize strongly

give something a battering

review unfavorably

cast aspersions on

inveigh against

fulminate against

do a hatchet job on

vituperate against

give some stick to

drag through the mud

haul over the coals

cut down to size

read the riot act

give someone a bad press

tear off a strip

tear a strip off

take down a peg

remonstrate with

give someone hell

give someone a roasting

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

rake over the coals

criticize severely

pass strictures upon

give something a bad press

spread lies about

bring into disrepute

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

give a bad name

go for the jugular

jump down one's throat

give a talking-to

take a swipe at

put someone on the hot seat

look down one's nose at

give someone a dressing-down

put someone on the griddle

burn someone's ears

pin someone's ears back

cut to the quick

criticize harshly

animadvert upon

give a rough time

come down hard on

show someone up

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

give someone bondi

call over the coals

have your knife in

hold forth against

throw stones at

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

shoot full of holes

give a tongue-lashing

slap on the wrist

give a black eye

put a whammy on

blacken someone's reputation

lay down the law

assault verbally

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at one's door

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

give someone an earful

let someone have it

give someone a row

give someone a rating

declaim against

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

talk something down

run something down

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

call to account

hold someone responsible

bellyache about

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

sound off about

give offence to

step on one's toes

cause offence to

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

call someone names

lower the status of

look askance at

take exception to

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

cause to feel small

settle someone's hash

put out of countenance

make someone eat humble pie

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

cause to lose face

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

take someone to task

rap someone over the knuckles

deliver judgment

take issue with

give a piece of one's mind

take to the woodshed

kick up a stink about

throw the book at

express disapproval of

bring someone to book

chew someone out

slap someone on the wrist

protest against

discriminate against

mouth off about

expostulate about

take somebody to task

kick up a fuss about

strongly criticize

call into question

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

make a fuss about

give a hard time

reprimand severely

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

find unacceptable

make mincemeat of

make short work of

rap someone's knuckles

jump down someone's throat

rake over coals

take a dim view of

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

be in opposition to

think little of

have words with

severely reprimand

rap across the knuckles

comment negatively

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

burn one's ears

have someone on the carpet

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

mete out punishment to

make an example of

point the finger at

give going-over

give piece of mind

take dim view of

teach someone a lesson

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give someone stick

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

express strong disapproval of

protest strongly

thunder against

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

lose one's temper with

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

make a stand against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

complain bitterly about

speak out against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

take a stand against

take great exception to

vociferate about

lay charges against

have the law on

bring charges against

bring a charge against

bring a case against

prefer charges against

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

take the piss out of

punish repeatedly and unfairly

ruffle someone's feathers

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

make someone's hackles rise

put someone's back up

raise someone's hackles

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