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Penalize for wrongdoing

To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action

To capitalize on (an opponent's mistake), especially in sport

To reprimand (someone) severely

To wreak vengeance on

To strike or hit repeatedly

To cause anguish or distress to

To penalize someone for a punishable offense

To exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party

To discipline (one's body, appetites etc) by suppressing desires

To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal

To cause physical pain to

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

To afflict or haunt with (harm)

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Verb

Penalize for wrongdoing

mete out punishment to

bring someone to book

make an example of

slap someone's wrist

teach someone a lesson

give it to someone

give someone what for

rap someone's knuckles

give a going-over

give a lesson to

give someone the works

give a going over

throw the book at

come down on like a ton of bricks

exact a penalty from

discipline someone for

tear a strip off

inflict handicap

impose a sentence on

inflict a penalty on

award a penalty against

impose a penalty on

put at disadvantage

impose a fine on

punish by fining

pay through the nose

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“Was I being punished for something that I didn't know about?”

Verb

To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action

unfairly disadvantage

do a disservice to

make someone suffer

put at an unfair disadvantage

put in an unfavourable position

“It has never managed to explain that discrepancy in its philosophy - punish poor people and they will do better, and reward rich people and they will do better.”

Verb

To capitalize on (an opponent's mistake), especially in sport

put to advantage

take advantage of

turn to account

“The visitors took the lead through Paul Coffey after 15 minutes, who was on hand to punish a mix-up between goalkeeper Colin McCabe and Willie Holligan.”

Verb

To reprimand (someone) severely

remonstrate with

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

give someone a rollicking

let someone have it

rap someone the knuckles

give someone a caning

haul over the coals

give someone a mouthful

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

give someone what for

criticize severely

give someone a bollocking

give someone a rating

rap over the knuckles

slap on the wrist

tear off a strip

drag over the coals

jump down one's throat

rake over the coals

send someone away with a flea in their ear

read the riot act

fulminate against

call over the coals

take disciplinary action against

put on the carpet

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

have your knife in

lay down the law

have on the carpet

beat the living daylights out of someone

give someone a good hiding

inveigh against

find fault with

give something a bad press

give someone a bad press

hang something on

point finger at

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at one's door

tear a strip off

take to the woodshed

give going-over

give piece of mind

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

call on the carpet

give comeuppance

bring someone to book

have someone on the carpet

take someone to task

express disapproval of

rap someone over the knuckles

point the finger at

cast aspersions on

throw brickbats at

give a bad press to

vituperate against

give some stick to

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Verb

To wreak vengeance on

Verb

To strike or hit repeatedly

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a good hiding

tan someone's hide

win a resounding victory over

give someone a drubbing

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

take a strap to

be victorious over

get the better of

knock into the middle of next week

blow out of the water

warm someone's seat

dust someone's britches

give someone a hot bottom

put over one's knee

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

give somebody a hiding

cause injury to

put in the shade

pip at the post

go one better than

gain mastery over

gain a victory over

render incapable

render powerless

render helpless

knock spots off

give a drubbing to

put in their place

bring to their knees

gain control over

get the upper hand over

raze to the ground

outmanoeuvre^UK

take to cleaners

run roughshod over

run rings round

win a victory over

render speechless

sweep someone off his

take someone's breath away

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Verb

To cause anguish or distress to

discriminate against

inflict pain on

inflict suffering on

put on the rack

give someone the works

hang on a cross

nail to a cross

cause suffering to

be a nuisance to

give someone grief

put through wringer

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

give a hard time

lead someone a merry dance

drive up the wall

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Verb

To penalize someone for a punishable offense

Verb

To exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party

take revenge for

get revenge for

take vengeance for

take satisfaction

even the score for

exact retribution for

take satisfaction for

pay someone back for

get even with someone for

get your own back for

give tit for tat

take an eye for an eye

take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

give someone a dose of their own medicine

give as good as one gets

give someone a taste of their own medicine

give like for like

return like for like

return the compliment

give someone their just deserts

turn the tables on

give someone their comeuppance

get your own back

let someone see how it feels

wreak revenge on

exact revenge for

exact revenge on

pay someone back

take revenge on

retaliate against

avenge oneself on

take vengeance on

take reprisals against

settle a score with

exact retribution on

settle the score with

square accounts

settle the score

give someone a Roland for an Oliver

settle old scores

settle the score with someone

make restitution

pay someone back in his

return the favour

get your own back on

exact retribution

revenge oneself

get back at someone

wreak vengeance

rise to the bait

settle accounts

pay someone out

pay someone back in their own coin

give as good as you get

give comeuppance

get redress for

give just desserts

repay in kind for

make reprisal for

pay back in spades

seek payback for

take reprisals for

make retaliation for

take an eye for an eye for

square things up

get satisfaction for

fix one's wagon

be out for blood

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Verb

To discipline (one's body, appetites etc) by suppressing desires

get under control

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To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal

Verb

To cause physical pain to

cause discomfort

cause discomfort to

be uncomfortable

be excruciating

give someone gyp

give someone trouble

have gooseflesh

have goosebumps

have pins and needles

have a creeping sensation

have goose pimples

have goose bumps

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Verb

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

take for a ride

take to the cleaners

pull a fast one on

put one over on

take advantage of

pull a swifty on

sell a bill of goods to

pull a fast one

lead up the garden path

take someone for a ride

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

sell down the river

give someone a bum steer

do the dirty on

pull a fast one on someone

sell a bill of goods

put one over on someone

do someone in the eye

lead somebody down the garden path

take to the cleaner's

lead one down the garden path

get the better of

pull someone's leg

make a sucker of

pull the wool over one's eyes

play a trick on

have someone on

outmanoeuvre^UK

bleed someone of something

break the rules

pull the wool over someone's eyes

take to cleaners

steal someone blind

suck the life out of

put the screws to

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

stab in the back

steal a march on

take someone in

pull somebody's leg

send on a wild goose chase

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

break faith with

run rings round

put on false front

be cleverer than

make rings round

lead up garden path

bait and switch

give wrong information to

pull wool over eyes

put up smoke screen

lay it on thick

make a monkey of

make somebody look an idiot

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

sell someone down the river

slip something over on

play a prank on

play a practical joke on

make a fool of somebody

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

go one better than

lead down the garden path

give the wrong impression

play games with

be unfaithful to

play for a fool

twist around your little finger

string someone along

play for a sucker

rub the right way

play fast and loose with

put someone up to something

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

break your word

break one's word

find a way round

pass yourself off as

be hypocritical

yank somebody's chain

play someone false

fail to satisfy

fall short of expectations

be economical with the truth

not speak the truth

perjure yourself

make up a story

forswear oneself

bear false witness

say something untrue

tell an untruth

not tell the truth

tell a falsehood

stretch the truth

tell a white lie

perjure oneself

forswear yourself

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

depart from the truth

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Verb

To afflict or haunt with (harm)

cause trouble to

cause suffering to

inflict anguish on

give someone grief

get someone down

weigh heavily on

bend someone's ear

give offence to

hurt one's feelings

hurt the feelings of

cut to the quick

make your heart bleed

break the heart of

cause anguish to

arouse anxiety in

make it tough for

give a hard time

throw off balance

be on one's case

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