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To bring harm or injury to

To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

Pain, or any unpleasant physical sensation

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Verb

To injure

burn someone's ears

pin your ears back

rake over the coals

put someone on the griddle

read the riot act

put someone on the hot seat

find fault with

fulminate against

inveigh against

cast aspersions on

give a bad press to

haul over the coals

throw brickbats at

vituperate against

give someone a dressing-down

give some stick to

give someone a bad press

give someone hell

tear off a strip

tear a strip off

give someone a roasting

call over the coals

remonstrate with

let someone have it

give someone a bollocking

jump down one's throat

give someone a rollicking

criticize severely

rap over the knuckles

go for the jugular

jump down someone's throat

assault verbally

give something a bad press

do a hatchet job on

give something a battering

give someone bondi

pass strictures upon

give the business

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

cut to the quick

give a black eye

give someone a caning

give a talking-to

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

rap someone the knuckles

give someone what for

drag over the coals

give someone a row

give someone a rating

drag through the mud

give a bad name

bring into disrepute

drag through the mire

spread scandal about

rip up and down

bring discredit to

run smear campaign

bring shame upon

tar and feather

reflect badly on

blacken the name of

take issue with

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

kick up a stink about

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

blacken the character of

animadvert upon

take exception to

bellyache about

expostulate about

sound off about

criticize strongly

express disapproval of

declaim against

make a fuss about

mouth off about

call into question

kick up a fuss about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

be malicious about

speak of with disfavour

bring under fire

review unfavorably

give a tongue-lashing

protest strongly

criticize harshly

show someone up

lay down the law

blacken someone's reputation

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

hold forth against

have your knife in

mete out punishment to

make an example of

expose to ridicule

throw stones at

hold up to shame

deliver a tirade to

protest against

be in opposition to

take down a peg

criticize unfairly

vociferate about

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

call to account

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

hold responsible

tell lies about

defame someone's character

sully someone's reputation

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

cast doubt upon

throw the book at

cast aspersions upon

protest strongly at

oppose strongly

thunder against

make a stand against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

remonstrate about

take great exception to

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Verb

To bring harm or injury to

play merry hell with

drive a nail into the coffin of

play havoc with

be detrimental to

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

put in jeopardy

expose to danger

leave vulnerable

pose a threat to

cause detriment to

be prejudicial to

put out of action

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

be disadvantageous to

put a damper on

be deleterious to

put out of commission

have a bad effect on

have a negative effect on

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

make a Horlicks of

do something badly

reduce to rubble

put out of joint

leave defenseless

make unattractive

lay on the line

make a pig's ear of

put someone's life on the line

be a blot on the landscape

pull the rug out from under

throw a monkey wrench into

distort the shape of

bend out of shape

knock off balance

be careless with

subject to loss

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in harm to

damage beyond repair

run onto the rocks

strike at the foundations

result in damage to

lead to the end of

take the edge off

sap the strength of

put on the line

leave unprotected

bring to an end

have a negative impact on

rain on someone's parade

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

treat sacrilegiously

wreak havoc upon

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege

commit sacrilege against

blaspheme against

place a limit on

knock the stuffing out of

make a nonsense of

make a botch of

cause injury to

drag through the mud

clip one's wings

queer the pitch of

poke full of holes

knock the bottom out of

become distorted

become deformed

go out of shape

become misshapen

raze to the ground

emotionally move

be violent toward

make an impression on

place in danger

go to your head

turn someone's head

tug at your heartstrings

put under suspicion

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Verb

To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

take a strap to

tan someone's hide

give someone a good hiding

punish severely

give the cat o'nine tails

whip someone's hide

warm someone's seat

dust someone's britches

give someone what for

give it to someone

give someone the works

give a going over

have someone's guts for garters

give a lesson to

fix someone's wagon

let someone have it

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a beating

give someone a drubbing

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

assault physically

knock someone's lights out

beat someone's brains out

put in the hospital

beat someone up

rain blows upon

lay a finger on

strike with a stick

beat with a stick

knock block off

box someone's ears

knock for a loop

physically attack

give a black eye

jump down one's throat

give someone a licking

give someone a hot bottom

put over one's knee

put someone over your knee

warm someone's bottom

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Noun

Pain, or any unpleasant physical sensation

pins and needles

aches and pains

painful feeling

painful sensation

sensitivity to pain

muscle contraction

muscular contraction

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“If Chris Rock was scathing last night, as outlined above, there was plenty to scathe, and the number of African-Americans cast in major roles continues to be shamefully low.”

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