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To criticize (someone or something) harshly

To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

To strike or hit repeatedly

To defeat or conquer comprehensively

To cause emotional distress to someone

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Verb

To criticize (someone or something) harshly

“Is it really a coincidence that those critics who continue to lambaste traditional media organisations for their supposedly partisan bias and lack of objectivity are actually contributing to making the media more biased?”

Verb

To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

hauls over the coals

reads the riot act

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a roasting

tears off a strip

finds fault with

remonstrates with

gives someone a rollicking

lets someone have it

gives someone hell

gives a talking-to

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone an earful

gives someone what for

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a rating

inveighs against

gives someone a row

gives someone a caning

pulls to pieces

rakes over the coals

fulminates against

gives someone some stick

throws brickbats at

casts aspersions on

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

gives a bad press to

takes to pieces

puts on the mat

vituperates against

tears a strip off

jumps down one's throat

picks to pieces

gives a piece of one's mind

tears to pieces

does a hatchet job on

gives some stick to

calls on the carpet

slaps someone's wrist

criticizea severely

gives something a battering

lays down the law

gives someone a bad press

bites someone's head off

takes to the woodshed

comes down hard on

does a number on

goes for the jugular

tears to shreds

passes strictures upon

jumps down someone's throat

climbs all over

burns someone's ears

crawls all over

casts a slur on

pins your ears back

puts someone on the griddle

calls over the coals

puts someone on the hot seat

drags through the mud

criticizea strongly

brings into disrepute

criticizes harshly

gives a black eye

strongly criticizes

tells a thing or two

gives a going over

protests against

gives a bad name

blackens the name of

animadverts upon

raps on knuckles

spreads lies about

sullies the reputation of

snaps someone's head off

blackens the reputation of

passes judgment

gives the business

conducts a smear campaign against

gives something a bad press

calls to account

gives someone bondi

reprimands severely

shows someone up

exposes to ridicule

assaultsq verbally

holds up to shame

speaks badly of

rakes over coals

gives tongue-lashing

gets angry with

cuts to the quick

has someone on the carpet

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

metes out punishment to

makes an example of

takes down a peg

burns one's ears

gives a hard time

criticizes hatefully

gives someone a carpeting

severely reprimands

raps across the knuckles

complains about

teaches a lesson

thunders against

gives comeuppance

throws the book at

brings under fire

reviews unfavorably

expresses disapproval of

sends someone away with a flea in his

lowers the boom

gives the dickens

jumps on one's case

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

delivers a tirade to

gives piece of mind

gives going-over

points the finger

gives bad press

gives the devil

gives a tongue-lashing

expresses disapprobation

expresses disapprobation of

thinks badly of

drags over the coals

raps someone the knuckles

rants and raves

mouths off about

vociferates about

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

take issue with

marginalizes^US

marginalises^UK

discountenances

drags through the mire

cuts down to size

takes a swipe at

remonstrates against

expresses a poor opinion of

spreads scandal about

tells lies about

runs a smear campaign against

holds up to ridicule

bellyaches about

sounds off about

looks down one's nose at

runs smear campaign

takes exception to

blackens the character of

declaims against

holds someone to blame

holds accountable

holds responsible

shoots full of holes

brings discredit to

reflects badly on

drags someone's name through the mud

brings shame upon

drags through mud

brings shame on

tars and feathers

rips up and down

gives offence to

steps on one's toes

treats disrespectfully

causes offence to

hurts somebody's feelings

regards with disgust

feels aversion to

feels disgust for

points finger at

blows whistle on

hangs something on

lays at one's door

sends up the river

feels revulsion to

blackens someone's name

turns up one's nose

holds in contempt

gives Bronx cheer

pokes mullock at

takes the piss out of

takes the mickey

treats with contempt

causes to feel small

makes someone eat crow

puts out of countenance

makes a fool of

causes to lose face

settles someone's hash

takes the wind out of your sails

makes someone eat humble pie

takes down a peg or two

gives your opinion of

writes a critique of

writes a critique

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Verb

To strike or hit repeatedly

beats the living daylights out of

knocks into the middle of next week

gives someone a hiding

lets someone have it

gives someone a good hiding

gives someone a beating

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a good beating

gives someone a good drubbing

tans one's hide

takes a strap to

gets stuck into

hits repeatedly

puts in the hospital

punishs severely

dusts someone's britches

warms someone's seat

tans the hide of

strikes with a stick

beats with a stick

gives the cat o'nine tails

beats to a pulp

rides roughshod

gives a black eye

boxes someone's ears

lays a finger on

gives a hiding to

tans someone's hide

falls uponfall upon

physically attacks

jumps down one's throat

rains blows upon

knocks someone's lights out

wins a resounding victory over

brings someone to their knees

runs rings around

turns inside out

takes to the cleaners

beats someone's brains out

takes a stick to

wipes the floor with

makes mincemeat of

defeats utterly

gets the better of

blows out of the water

handles roughly

beats someone up

assaults physically

causes injury to

interferes with

gives it to someone

gives a going over

gives someone the works

gives someone what for

gives a lesson to

turns to violence

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To defeat or conquer comprehensively

outmanoeuvres^UK

outmaneuvers^US

defeats utterly

makes mincemeat of

wipes the floor with

takes to the cleaners

gets the better of

gives someone a drubbing

turns inside out

brings someone to their knees

wins a resounding victory over

gives someone a hiding

blows out of the water

throws back in confusion

wipes off the map

blows out of water

pips at the post

runs rings around

runs rings round

runs roughshod over

wins a victory over

takes to cleaners

puts someone in their place

puts in the shade

gives someone a pasting

defeats heavily

gains a victory over

gives a drubbing to

runs circles around

renders incapable

renders helpless

renders powerless

takes a stick to

gains mastery over

knocks spots off

goes one better than

beats the pants off

razes to the ground

licks the pants off

gets the upper hand

comes out on top of

knocks the stuffing out of

comes out on top

fixes one's wagon

cooks one's goose

wipes off the mat

makes a fool of

gains the advantage over

beats the daylights out of

lowers the boom on

brings to knees

tramples underfoot

shoots ahead of

does better than

gains control over

gets the upper hand over

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Verb

To cause emotional distress to someone

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