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What is another word for call over the coals?

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To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

fulminate against

haul over the coals

give someone a dressing-down

let someone have it

read the riot act

rake over the coals

find fault with

cast aspersions on

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

inveigh against

throw brickbats at

give a bad press to

give a bad name

give a black eye

vituperate against

bring into disrepute

give some stick to

drag through the mire

rip up and down

bring discredit to

bring shame upon

tar and feather

reflect badly on

blacken the name of

give someone a bad press

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

give something a battering

give someone hell

tear a strip off

tear off a strip

give someone a roasting

remonstrate with

criticize severely

pass strictures upon

blacken the character of

give something a bad press

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

cut to the quick

go for the jugular

bellyache about

give someone a bollocking

take down a peg

take a swipe at

look down one's nose at

conduct a smear campaign against

treat disrespectfully

give someone bondi

sound off about

cut down to size

blacken the reputation of

criticize harshly

give a tongue-lashing

jump down someone's throat

criticize unfairly

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

shoot full of holes

criticize strongly

bring under fire

review unfavorably

give the business

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

tell lies about

run a smear campaign against

declaim against

take issue with

take exception to

assault verbally

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

jump down one's throat

snap someone's head off

expose to ridicule

show someone up

hold up to shame

give offence to

step on one's toes

cause offence to

hurt somebody's feelings

animadvert upon

call to account

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

hold responsible

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at one's door

speak of with disfavour

be unkind about

be malicious about

be scornful about

treat contemptuously

bite one's thumb at

take the mickey

poke mullock at

take the piss out of

protest against

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