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To attack someone physically

To rebuke or criticize someone verbally

To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

To shoot someone or something with a gun

To express a different opinion

To accuse of wrongdoing

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Verb

To attack someone physically

gets stuck into

falls uponfall upon

beats the living daylights out of

launches oneself at

launches an attack on

makes an assault on

gives someone a beating

beats someone up

attempts to capture

makes a raid on

spreads through

fires a broadside at

makes inroads on

makes an onslaught on

beats down upon

launches an attack

assaults physically

swoops down upon

makes a sortie on

conducts an offensive on

makes a foray on

turns to violence

deals a blow to

makes an attack

makes an assault

lies in wait for

draws nearer to

presses on towards

comes closer to

moves closer to

begins hostilities

attacks repeatedly

crawls all over

arrives in hordes

takes the offensive

begins an assault

diffuses through

wreaks havoc on

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“Jimmy instructed his henchmen to let his embezzling ex-accountant have it if they ever managed to get their hands on him.”

Verb

To rebuke or criticize someone verbally

remonstrates with

hauls over the coals

reads the riot act

gives a talking-to

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a rollicking

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a caning

gives someone hell

gives someone a wigging

tears off a strip

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone some stick

gives someone a row

gives someone what for

gives someone a rating

puts on the mat

takes to the woodshed

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

rakes over the coals

jumps down one's throat

gives a piece of one's mind

slaps someone's wrist

calls on the carpet

finds fault with

comes down hard on

inveighs against

tears a strip off

lays down the law

gives a going over

fulminates against

strongly criticizes

raps on knuckles

tells a thing or two

climbs all over

reprimands severely

rakes over coals

gives tongue-lashing

sends someone away with a flea in his

gives the dickens

lowers the boom

drags over the coals

criticizea severely

raps someone the knuckles

gives someone a dressing down

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

raps across the knuckles

severely reprimands

gives someone a carpeting

criticizes hatefully

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

throws the book at

criticizea strongly

metes out punishment to

teaches a lesson

makes an example of

calls to account

takes down a peg

gives a hard time

burns one's ears

bites someone's head off

gives the business

jumps down someone's throat

has someone on the carpet

points finger at

hangs something on

blows whistle on

gives someone a bad press

sends up the river

lays at one's door

gives something a bad press

calls over the coals

keeps nothing back

erupts with anger

casts aspersions on

pulls to pieces

takes to pieces

throws brickbats at

does a hatchet job on

drags through the mud

picks to pieces

gives a bad press to

vituperates against

speaks badly of

passes strictures upon

goes for the jugular

tears to shreds

tears to pieces

gives some stick to

brings into disrepute

spreads lies about

blackens the name of

blackens the reputation of

sullies the reputation of

conducts a smear campaign against

gives a bad name

marginalizes^US

passes judgment

does a number on

marginalises^UK

gives a tongue-lashing

takes a swipe at

gives something a battering

gives someone bondi

complains about

gives bad press

gives piece of mind

gives going-over

gives a black eye

expresses disapproval of

points the finger

gives the devil

gives comeuppance

thunders against

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

assaultsq verbally

expresses disapprobation

expresses disapprobation of

thinks badly of

has your knife in

holds forth against

throws stones at

protests against

animadverts upon

vociferates about

kicks up a stink about

rants and raves

mouths off about

kicks up a fuss about

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“Thinking of something spiteful to say regarding the vodka, she was about to let him have it when something prevented her from launching into a tirade.”

Verb

To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

gives someone a beating

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a hiding

gives someone a good beating

gives someone a good drubbing

gives someone a good hiding

rains blows upon

beats the living daylights out of

knocks into the middle of next week

puts in the hospital

assaults physically

rides roughshod

falls uponfall upon

gives a black eye

physically attacks

gets stuck into

knocks block off

jumps down one's throat

knocks for a loop

wipes the floor with

takes to the cleaners

gets the better of

blows out of the water

makes mincemeat of

brings someone to their knees

turns inside out

runs rings around

wins a resounding victory over

defeats utterly

tans one's hide

outmaneuvers^US

outmanoeuvres^UK

runs rings round

takes a strap to

takes a stick to

wipes off the map

tans someone's hide

wins a victory over

runs roughshod over

pips at the post

puts over one's knee

gives someone a hot bottom

takes to cleaners

dusts someone's britches

warms someone's seat

fixes one's wagon

wipes off the mat

gives someone a pasting

cooks one's goose

defeats heavily

throws back in confusion

blows out of water

gives the cat o'nine tails

punishs severely

makes a fool of

gains the advantage over

puts someone in their place

brings to knees

tramples underfoot

gives someone a licking

puts someone over your knee

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Verb

To shoot someone or something with a gun

Verb

To express a different opinion

Verb

To accuse of wrongdoing

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