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Present participle for to beat or physically assault someone as punishment

(speak to) Present participle for to talk to in order to reprove or advise

Verb

Present participle for to beat or physically assault someone as punishment

Verb

(speak to) Present participle for to talk to in order to reprove or advise

remonstrating with

finding fault with

coming down hard on

drawing the line

giving a talking-to

hauling over the coals

railing against

strongly criticizing

telling a thing or two

giving a piece of one's mind

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone hell

giving someone some stick

rapping on knuckles

reading the riot act

slapping on wrist

throwing the book at

bringing to book

calling on the carpet

giving a rocket

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

letting someone have it

putting on the mat

rapping over the knuckles

coming down on like a ton of bricks

giving someone a caning

giving someone stick

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a row

giving someone a wigging

giving someone what for

giving someone a bollocking

tearing off a strip

giving someone a rating

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

slapping someone's wrist

raking over the coals

fulminating against

jumping down one's throat

tearing a strip off

laying down the law

taking to the woodshed

calling over the coals

taking to pieces

biting someone's head off

climbing all over

stigmatizing^US

stigmatising^UK

vituperating against

having someone on the carpet

inveighing against

picking holes in

picking to pieces

snapping someone's head off

giving someone a bad press

disapproving of

pointing the finger

jumping all over

calling to account

reprimanding severely

raking over coals

rapping knuckles

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

assaulting verbally

dishonouring^UK

giving tongue-lashing

having words with

disagreeing with

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

giving the business

jumping down someone's throat

taking down a peg

giving a hard time

burning one's ears

giving comeuppance

passing strictures upon

animadverting on

giving one hell

criticizing hatefully

giving someone a carpeting

making an example of

meting out punishment to

expressing disapproval of

giving piece of mind

giving going-over

teaching a lesson

criticizing strongly

calling to task

jumping on one's case

going for the jugular

giving the devil

delivering a tirade to

sending someone away with a flea in his

giving someone a ticking-off

giving the dickens

lowering the boom

giving an injunction to

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

sounding off to

dragging over the coals

criticizing severely

rapping someone the knuckles

casting a slur on

cracking down on

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

looking askance

holding responsible

holding accountable

assigning fault to

placing the blame on

laying the blame on

assigning liability to

assigning guilt to

finding guilty of

laying at one's door

laying a bad trip on

considering guilty of

passing the buck

shifting the blame

laying a guilt trip on

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giving a grant to

giving a grounding in

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giving a handle

giving a free rein to

giving a figure of

giving a feeling of

giving a false picture of

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