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Verb

To criticize or reprove, especially in a formal or official way

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

give a talking-to

read the riot act

let someone have it

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a telling-off

give someone a roasting

give someone hell

rap over the knuckles

give someone a bollocking

give someone an earful

give someone a rollicking

give someone a caning

tear off a strip

give someone a wigging

give someone a mouthful

give someone a row

give someone some stick

give someone what for

give someone a rating

slap on the wrist

call on the carpet

give a piece of one's mind

send someone away with a flea in their ear

send someone away with a flea in his

rake over the coals

find fault with

slap someone's wrist

call to account

tear a strip off

fulminate against

jump down one's throat

take to the woodshed

cast aspersions on

lay down the law

inveigh against

throw brickbats at

criticize severely

give a bad press to

vituperate against

give some stick to

point the finger

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

come down hard on

rap on knuckles

have someone on the carpet

give the business

call over the coals

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

criticize harshly

give tongue-lashing

rake over coals

have words with

throw the book at

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give comeuppance

express disapproval of

take down a peg

give a hard time

burn one's ears

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

lose one's temper with

jump down someone's throat

bite someone's head off

give going-over

give piece of mind

bring to account

have your knife in

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

take issue with

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

make a protest to

have a word with

have stern words with

speak sternly to

pass strictures upon

give a tongue-lashing

bring a charge against

bring a case against

lay charges against

bring someone to trial

prefer charges against

have the law on

bring charges against

hold accountable

hold responsible

assign fault to

lay a guilt trip on

lay the blame on

consider guilty of

assign guilt to

lay a bad trip on

lay at one's door

assign liability to

place the blame on

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give the evil eye

give the facts on

give the details of

give the credit for

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give the command to

give the come-on to

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