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Very hot and dry

A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view)

A small rise in temperature

Good-humoured teasing

Present participle for criticize or reprimand severely

Present participle for to cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance

Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

Present participle for to set on fire, or to be set on fire

Present participle for look into

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Adjective

Very hot and dry

like a blowtorch

uncomfortably warm

like a Turkish bath

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“We hurried out into the roasting midday sun, squinting through the haze at the stand-off on the next hilltop.”

Noun

A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view)

rap over the knuckles

slap on the wrist

piece of your mind

verbal blasting

verbal thrashing

flea in the ear

rap on the knuckles

slap in the face

kick in the teeth

being put in one's place

haul over the coals

character assassination

verbal onslaught

oral punishment

dissatisfaction

backhanded compliment

verbal disapproval

stigmatization^US

slap on the wrists

stigmatisation^UK

critical remark

underestimation

civil disobedience

excommunication

harsh criticism

threat of punishment

stream of abuse

a slanging match

snappy comeback

critical remarks

statement of dissatisfaction

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“He was given a roasting from his boss.”

Noun

A small rise in temperature

Noun

Good-humoured teasing

good-humoured mockery

superciliousness

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

backhanded compliment

clowning around

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Verb

Present participle for criticize or reprimand severely

fulminating against

remonstrating with

finding fault with

taking to pieces

disapproving of

hauling over the coals

giving someone a bad press

giving someone a roasting

giving someone hell

rapping over the knuckles

animadverting on

giving a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

picking holes in

giving someone a bollocking

passing strictures upon

picking to pieces

tearing off a strip

tearing a strip off

casting aspersions on

pouring scorn on

pulling to pieces

railing against

throwing brickbats at

inveighing against

doing a hatchet job on

giving a bad press to

dragging through the mud

speaking ill of

nitpicking about

tearing to pieces

vituperating against

throwing mud at

speaking evil of

giving some stick to

stigmatizing^US

detracting from

stigmatising^UK

giving a bad name

criticizing severely

giving something a battering

speaking badly of

blackening the name of

reading the riot act

underestimating

trivializing^US

dishonouring^UK

spreading lies about

scandalizing^US

sullying the reputation of

marginalizing^US

marginalising^UK

scandalising^UK

treating lightly

making light of

trivialising^UK

cutting to the quick

slinging mud at

jumping down one's throat

casting a slur on

taking down a peg

giving someone bondi

bringing into disrepute

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

giving a black eye

treating disrespectfully

dragging through the mire

going for the jugular

flinging mud at

giving someone a dressing-down

finding lacking

tearing to shreds

taking a swipe at

cutting down to size

telling lies about

doing a number on

nitpicking over

passing judgment

running a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

getting angry with

assaulting verbally

disagreeing with

putting hooks in

taking a dig at

giving a tongue-lashing

criticizing harshly

showing someone up

animadverting upon

clamoring against

discountenancing

looking down on

complaining about

giving something a bad press

casting slur on

putting zingers on

exposing to ridicule

holding up to shame

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

looking askance

cutting to bits

giving the business

giving bad press

calling over the coals

having your knife in

raking over the coals

bringing under fire

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

expressing disapprobation of

climbing all over

shooting full of holes

hitting where one lives

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

causing offence to

giving offence to

letting someone have it

cracking down on

misrepresenting

blackening someone's name

running smear campaign

spreading scandal about

giving a talking-to

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone an earful

giving someone what for

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a rating

giving someone a row

giving someone a caning

giving someone some stick

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

putting on the mat

bringing discredit to

bringing shame upon

calling to account

reflecting badly on

bringing shame on

giving a piece of one's mind

ripping up and down

taking exception to

pointing the finger

calling on the carpet

tarring and feathering

slapping someone's wrist

holding responsible

coming down hard on

holding accountable

laying down the law

expressing disapproval of

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

taking to the woodshed

taking issue with

looking askance at

protesting against

opposing strongly

declaiming against

making a fuss about

complaining vociferously about

speaking out against

taking a stand against

raising objections to

quibbling about

grouching about

whingeing about

bellyaching about

finding unacceptable

sounding off about

thundering against

strongly criticizing

drawing the line

rapping on knuckles

slapping on wrist

giving one hell

giving a going over

arguing against

expostulating about

telling a thing or two

taking a dim view of

protesting strongly at

bringing charges against

having someone on the carpet

assigning fault to

placing the blame on

laying the blame on

laying at one's door

assigning liability to

assigning guilt to

considering guilty of

disagreeing violently with

putting up a fight against

remonstrating about

finding guilty of

kicking against

bringing to book

jumping down someone's throat

complaining bitterly about

making a protest against

making a stand against

reprimanding severely

giving a rough time

holding forth against

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

rapping knuckles

giving comeuppance

raking over coals

giving tongue-lashing

having words with

delivering a tirade to

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

giving a hard time

burning one's ears

calling to task

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

criticizing hatefully

giving someone a carpeting

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

sounding off to

making an example of

meting out punishment to

bringing to account

teaching a lesson

giving the devil

throwing the book at

giving someone stick

coming down on like a ton of bricks

giving piece of mind

giving going-over

expressing strong disapproval of

mouthing off about

vociferating about

declaring guilty

pronouncing guilty

proving to be guilty

holding someone answerable

ranting and raving

holding someone to blame

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

taking exception

sending someone away with a flea in his

giving the dickens

lowering the boom

characterizing^US

categorizing^US

taking great exception to

laying a bad trip on

passing the buck

laying a guilt trip on

putting in a bad light

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

categorising^UK

characterising^UK

labelling negatively

accusing of being

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“If you waste his time he'll roast you.”

Verb

Present participle for to cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance

pressure-cooking

cooking over an open pit

cooking outdoors

discolouring^UK

charcoal-broiling

getting too hot

bringing to the boil

boiling lightly

warming through

grilling quickly

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“You can boil it or roast it over the fire, as you like.”

Verb

Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

pulling one's leg

taking the mickey

taking the piss out of

making sport of

poking mullock at

making a monkey out of

slinging off at

holding up to ridicule

pulling someone's leg

making a fool of

making jokes about

treating with contempt

playing a prank

giving a hard time

making a monkey of

heaping scorn on

poking borak at

playing a practical joke

pulling someone's chain

playing the fool

playing a trick

treating contemptuously

thumbing nose at

showing contempt for

showing contempt

having a joke on somebody

telling stories

detracting from

playing a joke on

pouring scorn on

playing a practical joke on

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

doing a number on

putting someone on

rotting someone

misrepresenting

doing an impression of

doing a takeoff of

making a laughing-stock

making someone a laughing stock

laughing out of court

exposing to ridicule

holding up to shame

making a game of

clowning around

tearing to pieces

having a joke with

hurling insults at

making a joke of

making light of

putting on an act

playing a trick on

taking for a ride

leading up the garden path

mucking someone about

shouting disapproval

blowing raspberries

shouting disapproval at

shouting catcalls at

blowing raspberries at

giving the Bronx cheer to

acting the fool

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Verb

Present participle for to set on fire, or to be set on fire

Verb

Present participle for look into

scrutinising^UK

scrutinizing^US

making inquiries

requesting information

seeking information

requesting information of

seeking information of

testing the waters

cross-examining

cross-questioning

putting through the wringer

giving the third degree

picking one's brains

putting the screws to

putting questions to

putting a question to

wanting to know

seeking an answer

putting out feelers

popping the question

putting to the question

asking questions of

asking questions

sweating it out of

giving the third degree to

seeking answers

showing curiosity

raising question

holding out for

searching for answers

worming something out of someone

putting through the third degree

putting the screws on

putting through the mangle

making enquiries

trying to get to the bottom of

making enquiries into

conducting an enquiry into

subjecting to an examination

conducting an enquiry

conducting investigations into

going over with a fine-tooth comb

carrying out an inquest into

enquiring about

asking questions about

making enquiries about

finding out about

exploring further

examining more carefully

investigating further

giving the third

making enquiries as to

double-checking

contextualising^UK

contextualizing^US

asking pointed questions

taking stock of

putting on the hotseat

playing around with

consulting the archives

following a line of investigation

reconnoitring^UK

making a survey of

reconnoitering^US

putting out a feeler

conducting an investigation into

putting under a microscope

examining carefully

examining closely

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