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To attack or ridicule publicly

To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse

To set in, or punish with, the pillory

A wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse

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Verb

To attack or ridicule publicly

find fault with

give a bad press to

show someone up

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

inveigh against

throw brickbats at

cast aspersions on

fulminate against

vituperate against

haul over the coals

give some stick to

do a hatchet job on

remonstrate with

criticize severely

give someone hell

give someone a roasting

give someone a bad press

tear off a strip

tear a strip off

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

give something a battering

give someone a bollocking

pass strictures upon

go for the jugular

bring into disrepute

spread lies about

give someone bondi

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

drag through the mud

give a bad name

conduct a smear campaign against

read the riot act

criticize harshly

animadvert upon

give a tongue-lashing

assault verbally

jump down someone's throat

give something a bad press

slap on the wrist

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

jump down one's throat

cast a slur upon

let someone have it

deliver a tirade to

give the business

hold forth against

throw stones at

characterize^US

give a black eye

characterise^UK

label negatively

accuse of being

give someone a dressing-down

give a talking-to

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

give someone what for

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone a rating

give someone a row

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rake over the coals

take exception to

take issue with

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

express disapproval of

lay down the law

kick up a stink about

protest against

take down a peg

come down hard on

kick up a fuss about

make a fuss about

give a piece of one's mind

take to the woodshed

look askance at

call over the coals

raise objections to

call to account

take a stand against

speak out against

cut down to size

give a hard time

find unacceptable

be in opposition to

bellyache about

oppose strongly

remonstrate against

expostulate about

sound off about

mouth off about

take a dim view of

complain vociferously about

criticize strongly

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

declaim against

strongly criticize

be on at someone

take a swipe at

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

throw the book at

call into question

lose one's temper with

kick up a stink

reprimand severely

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

bring under fire

review unfavorably

protest strongly

blacken someone's reputation

rake over coals

give tongue-lashing

have words with

think little of

burn one's ears

severely reprimand

rap across the knuckles

comment negatively

give comeuppance

be hypercritical

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

have someone on the carpet

mete out punishment to

make an example of

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

have your knife in

raise objections

express strong disapproval of

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

point the finger

take dim view of

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

express objections

give going-over

give piece of mind

express disagreement

lodge a protest

express objections to

express disapproval

object strongly to

vociferate about

be in opposition

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

have a problem with

raise trivial objections to

make an objection

raise objection

draw the line at

hold someone to blame

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

put the boot in

lodge a complaint

make a complaint

hold responsible

hold accountable

keep complaining to

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

take the piss out of

bust someone's balls

bend someone's ear

be on your back

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's back

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

make mincemeat of

make short work of

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

protest strongly at

be scandalized by

thunder against

disagree violently with

remonstrate about

make a protest against

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

put up a fight against

take great exception to

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

put your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

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“The public will pillory anyone seen trying to extract political advantage from misery.”

Verb

To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse

hold up to shame

make jokes about

treat with contempt

be sarcastic about

hold up to ridicule

poke mullock at

make a monkey of

take the mickey

take the piss out of

treat contemptuously

make a monkey out of

show contempt for

cock a snook at

expose to ridicule

laugh out of court

make a laughing-stock

make someone a laughing stock

give a hard time

pull someone's leg

be scornful about

hold in contempt

pull someone's chain

cast aspersions on

curl your lip at

treat disrespectfully

play a practical joke

turn your nose up at

hurl insults at

have a joke with

be contemptuous of

look down one's nose at

feel contempt for

bite one's thumb at

shout disapproval

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

give Bronx cheer

blow raspberries

shout disapproval at

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

blow raspberries at

turn up one's nose

get in the hair of

play a practical joke on

take a rise out of

get a rise out of

yank someone's chain

give the Bronx cheer to

treat with disdain

laugh in the face of

be contemptuous about

spit in the face of

turn up one's nose at

spit in the eye of

take advantage of

do an injustice to

give offence to

cause offence to

step on the toes of

step on one's toes

hurt somebody's feelings

cut to the quick

hit where one lives

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

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“His mean friends would pillory him for his choice of clothes.”

Verb

To set in, or punish with, the pillory

Noun

A wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse

instrument of punishment

punishment device

“The pillory was a set of stocks that imprisoned head and arms and was used to humiliate petty offenders, who would be insulted and perhaps pelted with mud by passers-by.”

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