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What is another word for drag over the coals?

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Verb

To criticize or reprimand (someone) severely

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

read the riot act

give a talking-to

let someone have it

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a roasting

give someone hell

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

give someone a caning

tear off a strip

give someone a wigging

give someone a mouthful

give someone a row

give someone some stick

rake over the coals

give someone a rating

give someone what for

criticize severely

jump down one's throat

slap on the wrist

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rap someone the knuckles

find fault with

fulminate against

inveigh against

tear a strip off

cast aspersions on

give a piece of one's mind

vituperate against

lay down the law

give a bad press to

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

give someone a bad press

throw brickbats at

give some stick to

take to the woodshed

call over the coals

come down hard on

go for the jugular

give something a bad press

express disapproval of

call to account

kick up a stink about

expostulate about

bite someone's head off

pass strictures upon

have someone on the carpet

declaim against

throw the book at

make a fuss about

mouth off about

mete out punishment to

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

make an example of

put someone on the hot seat

pin your ears back

give the business

kick up a fuss about

put someone on the griddle

jump down someone's throat

burn someone's ears

come down on like a ton of bricks

reprimand severely

assault verbally

protest strongly

blacken someone's reputation

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

rake over coals

criticize harshly

deliver a tirade to

give tongue-lashing

have words with

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give a tongue-lashing

cut to the quick

have your knife in

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

take down a peg

give a hard time

burn one's ears

give comeuppance

give someone stick

give something a battering

do a hatchet job on

give someone bondi

bring to account

lose one's temper with

point the finger

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give going-over

give piece of mind

criticize strongly

give a black eye

protest against

give a lesson to

take disciplinary action against

vociferate about

animadvert upon

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

protest strongly at

oppose strongly

thunder against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

remonstrate about

make a stand against

take issue with

raise objections to

make a protest against

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

take great exception to

drag through the mud

take exception to

blacken the name of

look askance at

cut down to size

bring into disrepute

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

give a bad name

conduct a smear campaign against

find unacceptable

bellyache about

remonstrate against

sound off about

take a dim view of

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

be on at someone

be in opposition to

take a swipe at

call into question

kick up a stink

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

give a rough time

hold forth against

bring under fire

review unfavorably

throw stones at

show someone up

think little of

be hypercritical

comment negatively

express strong disapproval of

take dim view of

raise objections

expose to ridicule

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

hold up to shame

express objections

express disagreement

lodge a protest

express objections to

express disapproval

object strongly to

be in opposition

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

have a problem with

raise trivial objections to

hold someone to blame

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

make an objection

raise objection

draw the line at

hold responsible

hold accountable

put the boot in

express concern

lodge a complaint

make a complaint

make mincemeat of

make short work of

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

shoot full of holes

be scandalized by

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