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To reprimand (someone)

To criticize or find fault with

To hold or have a negative opinion of

To snub and reject an offer or suggestion

Verb

To reprimand (someone)

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

let someone have it

rap over the knuckles

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a rating

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

give someone what for

tear off a strip

jump down one's throat

send someone away with a flea in their ear

read the riot act

give someone a bollocking

find fault with

rake over the coals

fulminate against

tear a strip off

inveigh against

call to account

give a piece of one's mind

give some stick to

slap on the wrist

cast aspersions on

vituperate against

slap someone's wrist

take someone to task

call on the carpet

lay down the law

give someone a bad press

bring someone to book

rap someone over the knuckles

take to the woodshed

come down hard on

throw the book at

give a going over

slap someone on the wrist

chew someone out

throw brickbats at

come down on like a ton of bricks

give a bad press to

bellyache about

call over the coals

sound off about

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

tell a thing or two

give something a bad press

take somebody to task

pass strictures upon

rap someone's knuckles

hold accountable

lay at one's door

mete out punishment to

make an example of

teach someone a lesson

make a protest to

point the finger at

criticize severely

reprimand severely

have a word with

pull someone up

assault verbally

give going-over

rake over coals

take disciplinary action against

give a tongue-lashing

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give someone stick

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

have someone on the carpet

give piece of mind

hold someone responsible

hold someone to blame

take down a peg

give a hard time

burn one's ears

put on the carpet

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

go for the jugular

criticize strongly

run something down

declaim against

criticize harshly

have your knife in

blacken someone's reputation

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

bring to account

take issue with

have on the carpet

lay at your door

bring charges against

give a black eye

call someone names

cut to the quick

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

send up the river

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

look askance at

take exception to

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

regard with disgust

feel revulsion to

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

express disagreement

give it to someone

give someone the works

give a lesson to

punish severely

give a going-over

have someone's guts for garters

raise objections to

hold responsible

assign fault to

lay a guilt trip on

lay the blame on

consider guilty of

point a finger at

assign guilt to

lay a bad trip on

point the finger

assign liability to

place the blame on

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“Though sympathetic toward General Tang, Li said he still felt compelled to criticize General Tang for not obeying the moral principles of the military to never reprove superior officers.”

Verb

To criticize or find fault with

remonstrate with

give comeuppance

haul over the coals

find fault with

express disapproval of

rap someone over the knuckles

point the finger at

give someone some stick

give someone a rating

tear off a strip

give someone a wigging

give someone a row

give someone a dressing-down

give a talking-to

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a telling-off

give someone a rollicking

read the riot act

give someone a mouthful

give someone a rocket

give someone what for

slap someone's wrist

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Verb

To hold or have a negative opinion of

lose interest in

have hard feelings

bear malice toward

have no taste for

have no stomach for

take exception to

not take kindly to

be turned off to

look down one's nose on

shake one's head

find intolerable

hold in disfavour

find distasteful

regard with disgust

be unable to stomach

not be able to bear

have an aversion to

be unable to bear

have no liking for

take a dim view of

be unable to tolerate

be unable to abide

regard with distaste

be unable to stand

hold no brief for

have no use for

not think much of

feel aversion to

not be able to stand

find unacceptable

dislike greatly

regard with contempt

feel aversion towards

regard with repugnance

feel repugnance towards

look askance at

feel hostility to

feel hostile towards

be displeased with

be dissatisfied with

bear a grudge against

feel revulsion towards

have a poor opinion of

feel hostile to

feel repelled by

be grossed out by

take dim view of

have a problem with

dislike intensely

feel revulsion to

show displeasure

feel distaste for

feel disgust for

view with dislike

indicate disapproval of

view with disfavour

show disapproval of

feel animosity to

feel hostility towards

feel disgust towards

find disgusting

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel repugnance toward

feel repugnance

have a strong aversion to

feel contempt for

have aversion to

not be able to stomach

look down nose at

have a low opinion of

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Verb

To snub and reject an offer or suggestion

look right through

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder

keep at a distance

keep at arm's length

put in one's place

tell someone where to get off

send to Coventry

treat with contempt

turn your back on

give somebody the cold shoulder

treat disrespectfully

send one's regrets

shake one's head

take no notice of

hold in contempt

turn up your nose at

kick in the teeth

not give time of day

give the bum's rush

turn deaf ear to

turn one's back on

turn nose up at

give the cold shoulder to

look straight through

turn your nose up at

look straight through someone

pretend not to see

refuse admittance to

give somebody the run-around

turn up one's nose

pour cold water on

put out of one's mind

throw cold water on

give the thumbs down to

not take advantage of

draw the line at

refuse to receive

give thumbs down to

show disrespect

show disrespect for

give cold shoulder to

stand up against

express contempt

be scornful about

be contemptuous about

hold up to scorn

blow raspberries at

laugh out of court

cock a snook at

consider beneath you

curl your lip at

consider beneath one

give the Bronx cheer to

spit in the face of

show contempt for

spit in the eye of

give the brushoff

look coldly upon

give someone a slap in the face

put the chill on

keep someone at arm's length

look right through someone

have no more truck with

wash one's hands of

wash your hands of

have nothing more to do with

fly in the face of

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

give the thumbs down

give the red light

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