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“They rag each other endlessly about race and all its permutations, yet two men couldn't be more bonded together than they are in these mysteries.”

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Tear to pieces

shreds

tatters

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To reprimand (someone) severely

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone what for

gives someone an earful

gives someone a rocket

gives someone a roasting

raps

ticks off

gives someone a rollicking

tears off a strip

lets someone have it

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a wigging

gives someone hell

gives someone a rating

gives someone a caning

rows

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a row

raps over the knuckles

comes down on

slaps down

gives someone some stick

tears into

blows up

condemns

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

gives a piece of one's mind

pummels^US

takes to the woodshed

puts down

jumps down one's throat

takes someone to task

raps someone over the knuckles

brings someone to book

comes down on like a ton of bricks

lays down the law

slaps someone on the wrist

gives somebody a piece of one's mind

moralizes^US

moralises^UK

raps across the knuckles

belabours^UK

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

gives someone a carpeting

expresses disapproval of

takes somebody to task

burns one's ears

speaks to

gets after

has someone on the carpet

keeps after

sends someone away with a flea in his

belabors^US

gives a tongue-lashing

pulls to pieces

penalizes^US

raps someone the knuckles

penalises^UK

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

kicks up a stink about

gives someone a hiding

beats the living daylights out of

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

metes out punishment to

kicks up a fuss about

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

passes strictures upon

teaches someone a lesson

puts someone on the griddle

burns someone's ears

tans someone's hide

take issue with

pins someone's ears back

puts someone on the hot seat

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

takes disciplinary action against

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

gives something a battering

does a hatchet job on

gives someone bondi

puts away

sends up

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

gives someone a good hiding

beats the living daylights out of someone

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

takes a stand against

raises objections to

kicks against

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

disagrees violently with

makes a stand against

takes great exception to

puts up a fight against

opposes strongly

makes a protest against

complains bitterly about

slaps someone's wrist

inflicts a penalty on

imposes penalty

exacts a penalty from

slaps with

imposes a sentence on

does in

beats up

raps someone's knuckles

sermonizes^US

sermonises^UK

gives someone the works

awards a penalty against

complains vehemently about

gives the cat o'nine tails

tans one's hide

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Verb

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To continue to bring up as a point of contention

Verb

To talk humorously or flippantly (about something or someone)

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