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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

hauls over the coals

gives a piece of one's mind

reads the riot act

gives someone a dressing-down

gives a talking-to

tears off a strip

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a bollocking

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a roasting

gives someone an earful

gives someone a rating

remonstrates with

lets someone have it

gives someone what for

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone hell

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a caning

lays down the law

gives someone a row

tears a strip off

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

gives someone some stick

slaps someone's wrist

puts on the mat

calls to account

takes to the woodshed

fulminates against

finds fault with

has someone on the carpet

jumps down one's throat

gives someone a dressing down

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

drags over the coals

criticizea severely

raps someone the knuckles

gives someone a carpeting

criticizes hatefully

calls over the coals

bites someone's head off

gives the business

jumps down someone's throat

raps across the knuckles

severely reprimands

brings to account

casts a slur on

vituperates against

takes to pieces

inveighs against

gives tongue-lashing

calls on the carpet

gives someone a bad press

pulls to pieces

take issue with

casts aspersions on

throws brickbats at

comes down hard on

goes for the jugular

tears to pieces

gives something a bad press

picks to pieces

snaps someone's head off

drags through the mud

thunders against

strongly criticizes

tells a thing or two

gives a going over

gives a bad press to

brings into disrepute

raps on knuckles

expresses disapproval of

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

gives a black eye

criticizea strongly

does a hatchet job on

conducts a smear campaign against

blackens the name of

blackens the reputation of

climbs all over

gives a bad name

sullies the reputation of

spreads lies about

reprimands severely

assaultsq verbally

rakes over coals

gives a tongue-lashing

jumps on one's case

criticizes harshly

speaks badly of

metes out punishment to

makes an example of

delivers a tirade to

takes down a peg

throws the book at

does a number on

cuts to the quick

makes a protest to

burns one's ears

gives a hard time

gives comeuppance

teaches a lesson

passes strictures upon

hurls insults at

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

brings under fire

reviews unfavorably

gives something a battering

sends someone away with a flea in his

lowers the boom

gives the dickens

points the finger

gives the devil

gives piece of mind

gives going-over

points finger at

blows whistle on

hangs something on

lays at one's door

sends up the river

expostulates about

protests strongly at

opposes strongly

takes a stand against

raises objections to

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

complains about

disagrees violently with

declaims against

makes a stand against

makes a fuss about

takes great exception to

puts up a fight against

makes a protest against

remonstrates about

complains bitterly about

rants and raves

mouths off about

animadverts upon

vociferates about

protests against

gives some stick to

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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

burns someone's ears

crawls all over

pins your ears back

reads the riot act

puts someone on the griddle

puts someone on the hot seat

finds fault with

inveighs against

gives a bad press to

fulminates against

pulls to pieces

throws brickbats at

tears a strip off

tears off a strip

gives some stick to

vituperates against

casts aspersions on

goes for the jugular

jumps down someone's throat

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a bad press

gives someone hell

casts a slur on

shows someone up

holds up to shame

exposes to ridicule

takes to pieces

passes strictures upon

passes judgment

gives the business

picks to pieces

does a number on

gives bad press

complains about

lets someone have it

jumps down one's throat

hauls over the coals

gives someone a dressing-down

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