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To scold or berate somebody

To command the doing of by one's authority

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

Verb

To scold or berate somebody

hauls over the coals

gives someone a dressing-down

lets someone have it

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a telling-off

tears off a strip

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone what for

remonstrates with

gives a talking-to

raps over the knuckles

gives someone hell

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a rating

gives someone a caning

gives someone a row

gives someone some stick

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

rakes over the coals

puts on the mat

tears a strip off

finds fault with

slaps someone's wrist

calls on the carpet

jumps down one's throat

takes to the woodshed

gives a piece of one's mind

comes down hard on

lays down the law

fulminates against

calls to account

bites someone's head off

gives a going over

criticizea severely

strongly criticizes

raps on knuckles

tells a thing or two

climbs all over

inveighs against

rakes over coals

sends someone away with a flea in his

gives the dickens

lowers the boom

reprimands severely

gives tongue-lashing

gives someone a dressing down

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives going-over

gives piece of mind

gives someone a carpeting

criticizes hatefully

drags over the coals

raps someone the knuckles

snaps someone's head off

criticizea strongly

metes out punishment to

teaches a lesson

makes an example of

points the finger

gives the devil

gives comeuppance

expresses disapproval of

takes down a peg

gives a hard time

burns one's ears

calls over the coals

throws brickbats at

gives a bad press to

gives some stick to

vituperates against

casts aspersions on

pulls to pieces

gives the business

jumps down someone's throat

has someone on the carpet

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

throws the book at

raps across the knuckles

severely reprimands

takes to pieces

gives someone a bad press

take issue with

goes for the jugular

tears to pieces

gives something a bad press

picks to pieces

drags through the mud

thunders against

brings into disrepute

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

gives a black eye

does a hatchet job on

conducts a smear campaign against

blackens the name of

blackens the reputation of

gives a bad name

sullies the reputation of

spreads lies about

assaultsq verbally

casts a slur on

gives a tongue-lashing

jumps on one's case

criticizes harshly

speaks badly of

delivers a tirade to

does a number on

cuts to the quick

makes a protest to

passes strictures upon

hurls insults at

brings under fire

reviews unfavorably

gives something a battering

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

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Verb

To command the doing of by one's authority

lays down the law

puts your foot down

gives orders to

gives the order to

gives directions

gives the command to

arranges a date for

arranges a time for

gives instructions

makes demands on

places trust in

constitutionalizes

particularizes^US

particularises^UK

establishes laws

calls the shots

makes provision for

puts one's finger on

puts laws in force

formulates laws

makes a judgement

gives a verdict on

gives a ruling on

brings into effect

sits in judgment

passes judgment

passes judgement on

sits in judgement on

makes a ruling on

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Verb

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

burns someone's ears

crawls all over

rakes over the coals

pins your ears back

puts someone on the griddle

puts someone on the hot seat

finds fault with

inveighs against

casts aspersions on

pulls to pieces

gives some stick to

throws brickbats at

vituperates against

gives a bad press to

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