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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 get revenge on

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

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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

punish severely

have someone's guts for garters

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a dressing-down

rake over the coals

rap over the knuckles

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a good hiding

tan someone's hide

haul over the coals

read the riot act

remonstrate with

exact a penalty from

fulminate against

give someone a drubbing

give someone a telling-off

take a stick to

be victorious over

give someone a bollocking

make mincemeat of

whip someone's hide

bring someone to their knees

run rings around

blow out of the water

give a talking-to

give someone an earful

let someone have it

wipe the floor with

get the better of

jump down one's throat

take to the cleaners

win a resounding victory over

take a strap to

tear off a strip

give someone a rollicking

knock into the middle of next week

turn inside out

dust someone's britches

warm someone's seat

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

discipline someone for

call over the coals

have your knife in

tear a strip off

have on the carpet

cause injury to

give someone a hot bottom

put over one's knee

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

give somebody a hiding

warm someone's bottom

beat the living daylights out of someone

take disciplinary action against

put on the carpet

lay down the law

inflict a penalty on

impose a sentence on

inflict handicap

inveigh against

award a penalty against

impose a penalty on

put at disadvantage

find fault with

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

give something a bad press

send up the river

give someone a bad press

lay at one's door

cause suffering to

impose a fine on

pay through the nose

punish by fining

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

give someone hell

criticize severely

give someone some stick

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

give someone a row

give someone a rating

cast aspersions on

give a piece of one's mind

vituperate against

give a bad press to

call on the carpet

take someone to task

throw brickbats at

rap someone over the knuckles

give some stick to

kick up a stink about

take to the woodshed

call to account

come down hard on

go for the jugular

chew someone out

express disapproval of

slap someone on the wrist

kick up a fuss about

expostulate about

pass strictures upon

declaim against

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

mouth off about

tell a thing or two

put someone on the hot seat

make a fuss about

put someone on the griddle

burn someone's ears

pin someone's ears back

reprimand severely

pull someone up

give a tongue-lashing

assault verbally

give going-over

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

rake over coals

criticize harshly

jump down someone's throat

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give piece of mind

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

have words with

blacken someone's reputation

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

give comeuppance

give something a battering

do a hatchet job on

give someone bondi

take somebody to task

take down a peg

give a hard time

burn one's ears

have someone on the carpet

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

point the finger at

criticize strongly

give someone stick

bring to account

protest against

cut to the quick

run something down

protest strongly

call someone names

thunder against

vociferate about

animadvert upon

give a black eye

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

make a stand against

take issue with

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

take great exception to

deliver a tirade to

get on a soapbox

give a lecture to

sound off about

give the cat o'nine tails

bellyache about

complain vehemently about

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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 get revenge on

retaliate against

revenge oneself on

avenge oneself on

pay someone back

settle accounts with

exact retribution on

give someone their just deserts

settle a score with

settle the score with

take reprisals against

let someone see how it feels

give someone a taste of their own medicine

get one's revenge on

cook someone's goose

take revenge on

take retribution on

take retribution

sort someone out

wreak vengeance on

settle someone's hash

give someone their comeuppance

get one's own back on

return like for like

give tit for tat

give someone a dose of their own medicine

take an eye for an eye

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

exact revenge on

wreak revenge on

give as good as one gets

take vengeance on

give like for like

turn the tables on

get your own back

give someone a Roland for an Oliver

return the compliment

revenge oneself

pay someone back in their own coin

settle the score

rise to the bait

have one's revenge

exact retribution

settle accounts

get back at someone

get one's revenge

get one's own back

square accounts

wreak vengeance

give as good as you get

pay back in spades

seek payback for

exact revenge for

make reprisal for

take reprisals for

give comeuppance

make retaliation for

get your own back for

take an eye for an eye for

get redress for

square things up

get satisfaction for

give just desserts

take vengeance for

pay someone back for

get revenge for

take revenge for

fix one's wagon

exact retribution for

repay in kind for

be out for blood

even the score for

get even with someone for

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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

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

cause suffering to

punish unfairly

put the squeeze on

give someone a hard time

make things hot for someone

grind someone down

show antagonism to

be prejudiced against

feel ill will towards

show ill will towards

bear a grudge towards

find fault with

punish repeatedly and unfairly

burn at the stake

be afflicted with

be plagued with

weigh heavily on

bend someone's ear

be burdened with

be blighted with

be bedevilled by

inflict anguish on

keep under thumb

take away someone's human rights

jump on one's case

give a bad time

give one the business

give the needle

get on someone's back

have your knife into

cause trouble to

trample underfoot

ride roughshod over

weigh heavy upon

rule with a rod of iron

bring under the yoke

bring someone to their knees

rule with an iron hand

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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

give as good as one gets

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 someone a taste of their own medicine

give like for like

return like for like

give someone their just deserts

turn the tables on

give someone their comeuppance

get your own back

let someone see how it feels

return the compliment

wreak revenge on

exact revenge on

exact revenge for

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

give someone a Roland for an Oliver

settle the score

have one's revenge

pay someone back

settle old scores

settle the score with someone

get one's revenge

take one's revenge

make restitution

pay someone back in his

return the favour

get your own back on

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

get one's revenge on

take an eye for an eye for

square things up

get satisfaction for

get one's own back on

fix one's wagon

be out for blood

revenge oneself

pay someone back in their own coin

wreak vengeance

give as good as you get

rise to the bait

exact retribution

settle accounts

get back at someone

turn the tables

avenge yourself

make somebody pay

requite something

get one's own back

sort someone out

demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

return tit for tat

defend oneself against

do the same in return

respond in kind

scratch one's back

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Verb

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

get under control

Verb

To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal

Verb

To cause physical pain to

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

put one over on someone

pull a fast one on someone

sell a bill of goods

throw dust in someone's eyes

do someone in the eye

lead somebody down the garden path

put the screws to

take to the cleaner's

play a trick on

have someone on

suck the life out of

outmanoeuvre^UK

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

bleed someone of something

break the rules

pull the wool over someone's eyes

take to cleaners

steal someone blind

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

steal a march on

take someone in

pull somebody's leg

lead down the garden path

lead up garden path

stretch the truth

be economical with the truth

send on a wild goose chase

break faith with

be unfaithful to

stab in the back

play games with

propagandize^US

give the wrong impression

propagandise^UK

put on false front

bait and switch

give wrong information to

put up smoke screen

pull wool over eyes

run rings round

depart from the truth

make up a story

bear false witness

not tell the truth

be cleverer than

make rings round

forswear yourself

tell a terminological inexactitude

make a monkey of

make somebody look an idiot

do someone dirty

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

put something over on

play a prank on

play a practical joke on

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

make a fool of somebody

go one better than

put someone up to something

play for a fool

play for a sucker

string someone along

speak with forked tongue

tell a little white lie

twist around your little finger

play fast and loose with

sweep off one's feet

take out of context

quote out of context

take liberties with

play someone for a sucker

use for one's own ends

find a way round

yank somebody's chain

rub the right way

lay it on thick

tell an untruth

tell a falsehood

concoct a story

not speak the truth

forswear oneself

say something untrue

perjure oneself

perjure yourself

lie through one's teeth

tell a white lie

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