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What is another word for
rake over the coals
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To rebuke or berate harshly
To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language
Verb
▲
To rebuke or berate harshly
rebuke
scold
berate
reprimand
reproach
upbraid
admonish
castigate
chastise
lambaste
blast
censure
chide
reprove
carpet
lecture
rag
rail
vituperate
bollock
tell off
dress down
dress-down
haul over the coals
lace into
lay into
pitch into
pull up
ream out
bawl out
give a piece of one's mind
criticize
US
criticise
UK
chew out
read the riot act
take to task
tongue-lash
give someone a dressing-down
give a talking-to
rail against
call down
objurgate
reprehend
give a rocket
rail at
rant at
hammer
flay
baste
jaw
keelhaul
give someone an earful
give someone a telling-off
lambast
give someone a bollocking
have a go at
rate
tick off
tear off a strip
give someone a rollicking
rap over the knuckles
give someone a roasting
excoriate
monster
revile
score
trim
give someone a mouthful
let someone have it
give someone a wigging
give someone what for
give someone hell
remonstrate with
tear into
give someone a rating
denounce
slate
give someone a caning
come down on
chasten
ream
rap
blame
lay down the law
give someone a row
wig
row
vilify
condemn
blow up at
give someone some stick
jump on
reprobate
send someone away with a flea in their ear
put down
slap on the wrist
blow up
tear a strip off
attack
abuse
disparage
yell at
slap someone's wrist
harangue
nag
light into
put on the mat
slap down
diss
slam
savage
bash
pan
smear
discipline
call to account
scorn
scorch
fulminate against
scourge
go on at
rip into
blister
have someone on the carpet
flame
jump down one's throat
punish
bring to book
find fault with
assail
take to the woodshed
cavil
recriminate
give one hell
jump all over
expostulate
exprobrate
sail into
attask
arraign
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
potshot
belabour
UK
lash
rap someone the knuckles
scathe
drag over the coals
belabor
US
trash
criticize severely
lay out
lean on
give someone a carpeting
eat out
slang
criticize hatefully
shout at
cuss out
chew
lash into
cudgel
slap
slag off
deride
shellac
call over the coals
smother
roast
strike
hit
slash
caution
objurate
lose one's temper with
preach
bite someone's head off
asperse
give the business
jump down someone's throat
keep after
threap
taunt
have words
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
correct
exprobate
bring to account
knock
rubbish
bag
inveigh against
pummel
US
run down
blacken someone's reputation
stigmatize
US
take to pieces
stigmatise
UK
crucify
pummelled
UK
cast a slur on
skewer
take apart
vituperate against
denigrate
give tongue-lashing
pillory
malign
cut up
impugn
bad-mouth
decry
derogate
insult
cane
defame
call on the carpet
slander
slur
belittle
pull apart
curse
calumniate
rollick
denunciate
deprecate
dis
slight
dispraise
libel
rave at
traduce
fulminate
vilipend
contemn
check
pull to pieces
give someone a bad press
slag
cast aspersions on
fault
hit out at
throw brickbats at
minimize
US
rant
execrate
discount
inveigh
discredit
backbite
protest
ridicule
accuse
monish
come down hard on
lesson
minimise
UK
pick holes in
go for the jugular
pour scorn on
talk to
swear at
speak ill of
dump on
lash out at
animadvert on
disapprove
declaim
sledge
depreciate
rage
thunder
lampoon
skin
storm
persecute
oppress
remonstrate
argue with
complain
rip
animadvert
fustigate
hose
anathematize
lam into
lash out
maul
fume
rake
trounce
wade into
twit
jawbone
shoot down
let fly at
tear to pieces
whip
pick to pieces
snap someone's head off
cry down
take issue with
find fault
carp at
disapprove of
call names
sound off
drag through the mud
draw the line
give a going over
tell a thing or two
strongly criticize
get after
give a bad press to
bring into disrepute
rag on
speak evil of
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
express disapproval of
kick up a fuss about
kick up a stink about
give a black eye
criticize strongly
tear down
trash-talk
do a hatchet job on
speak to
climb all over
conduct a smear campaign against
blacken the name of
spread lies about
give a bad name
go after
sully the reputation of
throw mud at
blacken the reputation of
reprimand severely
refute
satirize
US
satirise
UK
assault verbally
ferule
harass
disagree with
warn
chew off
pile in
adjure
advise
counsel
offend
set upon
moralise
UK
moralize
US
visit
beat
earbash
start on
start in
take on
speak
accost
carp
rake over coals
fry
zap
oppose
rap knuckles
rebuff
incriminate
ostracize
US
scream at
ostracise
UK
give a tongue-lashing
jump on one's case
criticize harshly
ride
zing
injure
miscall
round on
let fly
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
disgrace
take down
speak badly of
yelp
yap
bawl
have words with
rile
growl
deliver a tirade to
take down a peg
throw the book at
mete out punishment to
make an example of
give a hard time
get on
burn one's ears
be rude to
do a number on
blow off
cut down
cut to the quick
lay on
give comeuppance
pass strictures upon
nag at
hurl insults at
come down on like a ton of bricks
give someone stick
tear apart
sound off to
bring under fire
give something a battering
jeer at
review unfavorably
teach a lesson
diminish
be hard on
pick on
blacken
send someone away with a flea in his
lower the boom
give the dickens
carp on
call to task
point the finger
give the devil
dismiss
rank on
give going-over
give piece of mind
have at
work over
crack down on
make a protest to
debase
sort out
deplore
mudsling
look askance
pick apart
tie into
demonize
US
dig
jinx
beat up on
demonise
UK
bark at
proscribe
demean
frame
judge
detract
spout
pronounce
name
adjudge
opprobriate
downcry
make fun of
write off
play down
kiss off
poor-mouth
talk down
do down
rip up
give something a bad press
vociferate
kick
declare unfit
send up
put away
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
send up the river
challenge
object
rage against
expostulate about
rave
huff
protest strongly at
oppose strongly
use foul language towards
curse out
verbally abuse
speak out
complain about
make a fuss about
make a stand against
thunder against
object to
raise objections to
make a protest against
declaim against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
rant and rave
make a stand
go on about
mouth off about
besmirch
take a stand
protest against
vociferate about
animadvert upon
nitpick about
cavil at
give flak to
give some stick to
bag on
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“When Tom is feeling better, I'm going to
rake him over the coals
for ignoring some of the warnings his body was giving him.”
Verb
▲
To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language
scarify
lambaste
slam
attack
castigate
excoriate
pan
vilify
flay
slash
lash
blister
score
scorch
scourge
drub
slap
cut
scathe
scratch
shoot down
lash into
rip into
burn someone's ears
crawl all over
pin your ears back
read the riot act
put someone on the griddle
put someone on the hot seat
blast
savage
bash
trash
abuse
lambast
vituperate
potshot
assail
belabor
US
injure
belabour
UK
sail into
beat up on
tie into
light into
jump on
condemn
censure
knock
criticize
US
slate
hammer
denounce
lay into
roast
denigrate
berate
criticise
UK
revile
slag off
find fault with
scold
chastise
malign
rubbish
monster
pillory
crucify
rate
skewer
pummel
US
bag
pummelled
UK
tear into
run down
inveigh against
rebuke
upbraid
reproach
disparage
flame
asperse
reprehend
diss
objurgate
blame
bad-mouth
rail against
put down
chew out
cut up
give a bad press to
carpet
reprimand
chide
reprove
rail
decry
deprecate
arraign
slur
besmirch
impugn
reprobate
maul
derogate
sledge
bawl out
take to task
have a go at
tell off
pull apart
inveigh
lace into
fulminate against
tongue-lash
pull to pieces
yell at
disapprove of
bag on
throw brickbats at
pour scorn on
find fault
carp at
cast aspersions on
give some stick to
tear off a strip
animadvert on
tear a strip off
hit out at
give flak to
nitpick about
vituperate against
cavil at
pick holes in
cane
give someone a bad press
give someone hell
jump down someone's throat
give someone a roasting
go for the jugular
shout at
fault
stigmatize
US
fustigate
ridicule
carp
brand
declaim
slag
dispraise
rip
heap
clobber
dis
denunciate
take to pieces
stigmatise
UK
expose to ridicule
show someone up
cast a slur on
take apart
hold up to shame
trim
rap
zap
slug
fluff
skin
hit
slog
rant
admonish
complain about
come down on
skin alive
dress down
pass judgment
nit-pick
give bad press
throw shade
do a number on
pass strictures upon
cut down
give the business
pick at
take down
cut to bits
nag at
pick to pieces
fulminate
recriminate
storm
rage
crack down on
have at
let someone have it
yap
jump down one's throat
sound off
work over
go after
bawl
expostulate
yelp
lay out
haul over the coals
give a rocket
insult
slander
calumniate
traduce
smear
vilipend
harangue
curse
slang
contemn
accuse
growl
rile
cry down
bark at
give someone a dressing-down
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