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To strike or hit repeatedly

Subject to fierce criticism

To inflict physical harm upon

To touch or feel with the fingers

A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle

A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants

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Verb

To strike or hit repeatedly

put in the hospital

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a good hiding

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a drubbing

let someone have it

win a resounding victory over

take to the cleaners

bring someone to their knees

run rings around

turn inside out

take a stick to

wipe the floor with

make mincemeat of

be victorious over

get the better of

blow out of the water

give someone a beating

give someone a good beating

warm someone's seat

dust someone's britches

give someone a good drubbing

let one have it

rain blows upon

strike with a stick

beat with a stick

cause injury to

play merry hell with

put out of action

duff someone up

physically attack

jump down one's throat

launch oneself at

launch an attack on

make an assault on

knock for a loop

turn to violence

assault physically

knock block off

beat someone up

give someone the works

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

put on the rack

take to cleaners

win a victory over

outmanoeuvre^UK

pip at the post

run roughshod over

run rings round

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“They would gang up on a lone rhino and maul it to death.”

Verb

Subject to fierce criticism

find fault with

give a bad press to

throw brickbats at

cast aspersions on

inveigh against

give some stick to

vituperate against

give something a battering

pass strictures upon

fulminate against

criticize severely

criticize harshly

animadvert upon

bring under fire

do a hatchet job on

talk something down

review unfavorably

criticize strongly

read the riot act

tear off a strip

tear a strip off

haul over the coals

give something a bad press

declaim against

run something down

remonstrate with

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a rollicking

give a talking-to

give someone hell

give someone a bollocking

let someone have it

give someone a telling-off

rap over the knuckles

give someone an earful

give someone what for

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone a rating

give someone a caning

give someone a row

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rake over the coals

drag through the mud

give someone a bad press

jump down one's throat

slap on the wrist

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

blacken the name of

take someone to task

take exception to

rap someone over the knuckles

take down a peg

call to account

come down hard on

deliver judgment

take issue with

lay down the law

give a piece of one's mind

take to the woodshed

go for the jugular

kick up a stink about

throw the book at

express disapproval of

bring someone to book

chew someone out

spread lies about

slap someone on the wrist

cut down to size

bring into disrepute

blacken the reputation of

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

give a bad name

protest against

look askance at

discriminate against

call over the coals

bellyache about

sound off about

mouth off about

expostulate about

take somebody to task

kick up a fuss about

strongly criticize

call into question

take a swipe at

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

make a fuss about

give a hard time

reprimand severely

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

assault verbally

find unacceptable

make mincemeat of

make short work of

give a tongue-lashing

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

rap someone's knuckles

jump down someone's throat

rake over coals

blacken someone's reputation

show someone up

take a dim view of

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

be in opposition to

think little of

have words with

severely reprimand

give someone bondi

rap across the knuckles

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

burn one's ears

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

have someone on the carpet

give comeuppance

comment negatively

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

have your knife in

mete out punishment to

make an example of

give going-over

give piece of mind

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

point the finger at

take dim view of

teach someone a lesson

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give a black eye

put a whammy on

expose to ridicule

send up the river

lay at one's door

hold forth against

give someone stick

hold up to shame

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

express strong disapproval of

throw stones at

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

protest strongly

thunder against

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

hold someone to blame

lose one's temper with

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

hold someone responsible

hold accountable

make a stand against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

complain bitterly about

speak out against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

take a stand against

take great exception to

vociferate about

lay charges against

have the law on

bring charges against

bring a charge against

bring a case against

prefer charges against

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

take the piss out of

punish repeatedly and unfairly

ruffle someone's feathers

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

make someone's hackles rise

put someone's back up

raise someone's hackles

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“She understood his work, read his proofs and even took over his correspondence when he became ill after publishing the Origin of Species which he feared would receive a critical mauling.”

Verb

To inflict physical harm upon

handle clumsily

sexually assault

be violent toward

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

do an injustice to

ride roughshod over

take advantage of

do a disservice to

do the dirty on

push someone around

be detrimental to

do an injury to

beat the living daylights out of

give someone the works

put on the rack

discriminate against

cause suffering to

inflict anguish on

play the heavy with

unfairly disadvantage

step on the toes of

kick in the teeth

put in an unfavourable position

put at an unfair disadvantage

make someone suffer

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

hit where one lives

cause injury to

lay a finger on

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Verb

To touch or feel with the fingers

play about with

play around with

lay a finger on

put one's hands on

put one's hand on

handle carelessly

handle clumsily

touch without permission

handle without permission

brush up against

fiddle around with

fiddle about with

fool about with

fool around with

mess about with

eat like a bird

mess around with

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Noun

Club or mace

Noun

A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle

Noun

A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants

go to the bathroom

animal excrement

pigeon droppings

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