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What is another word for give tongue-lashing?

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Verb

To criticize or berate someone harshly

rake over the coals

remonstrate with

give a talking-to

read the riot act

give a piece of one's mind

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a mouthful

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

give someone a wigging

give someone hell

haul over the coals

let someone have it

tear off a strip

give someone a caning

give someone a rating

give someone a telling-off

rap over the knuckles

give someone a bollocking

give someone a row

give someone what for

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

slap someone's wrist

find fault with

tear a strip off

fulminate against

jump down one's throat

call on the carpet

take to the woodshed

come down hard on

call over the coals

lay down the law

call to account

give a going over

tell a thing or two

rap on knuckles

bite someone's head off

strongly criticize

reprimand severely

rake over coals

have words with

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

criticize severely

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give going-over

give piece of mind

give someone a carpeting

come down on like a ton of bricks

criticize hatefully

throw the book at

give someone stick

criticize harshly

mete out punishment to

criticize strongly

make an example of

snap someone's head off

give comeuppance

point the finger

express disapproval of

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

inveigh against

take down a peg or two

put someone in their place

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

give the business

jump down someone's throat

have a word with

speak sternly to

have stern words with

drag through the mud

cast aspersions on

do a hatchet job on

bring into disrepute

vituperate against

throw brickbats at

drag through the mire

give a bad press to

give some stick to

give a bad name

bring discredit to

bring shame upon

give a black eye

reflect badly on

rip up and down

tar and feather

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

take issue with

go for the jugular

declaim against

oppose strongly

make a fuss about

complain vociferously about

kick up a fuss about

take exception to

raise objections to

kick up a stink about

take a stand against

speak out against

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

give someone a bad press

expostulate about

bellyache about

hold responsible

protest strongly at

protest against

sound off about

blacken the name of

pass strictures upon

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

disagree violently with

make a stand against

make a protest against

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

remonstrate about

give a rough time

assault verbally

jump on one's case

blacken someone's reputation

show someone up

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

hold someone to blame

deliver a tirade to

animadvert upon

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

hold accountable

give something a bad press

give a tongue-lashing

bring to account

express strong disapproval of

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

cut down to size

cut to the quick

object strongly to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

be in opposition to

be on at someone

put in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

thunder against

take great exception to

be hypercritical

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