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Verb

Past tense for to criticize someone for inadequacy or mistakes

found fault with

complained about

bellyached about

hauled over the coals

sounded off about

picked holes in

gave some stick to

given some stick to

held someone to blame

called to account

held responsible

held accountable

cast aspersions on

read the riot act

pulled to pieces

inveighed against

poured scorn on

fulminated against

let someone have it

rapped over the knuckles

nitpicked about

remonstrated with

vituperated against

picked to pieces

gave a bad press to

given a bad press to

tore off a strip

gave someone a roasting

torn off a strip

given someone a roasting

given someone hell

gave someone hell

gave someone a rollicking

thrown brickbats at

taken to pieces

animadverted on

threw brickbats at

given someone a rollicking

passed strictures upon

brought to book

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

given someone a bad press

gave someone a bad press

given someone a bollocking

gave someone a bollocking

slapped someone's wrist

gave someone a rating

given someone an earful

gave someone a mouthful

given a talking-to

tore a strip off

gave a talking-to

given someone a rating

gave someone an earful

given someone a telling-off

torn a strip off

gave someone a telling-off

given someone a mouthful

passed judgment

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

jumped down one's throat

given someone a row

gave someone a wigging

laid down the law

given someone some stick

gave someone a row

climbed all over

jumped down someone's throat

given someone a wigging

gave someone what for

gave someone some stick

given someone what for

raked over the coals

criticizes severely

given someone a caning

given something a bad press

given something a battering

gave something a bad press

gone for the jugular

went for the jugular

gave someone a caning

gave something a battering

rapped on knuckles

jumped all over

exposed to ridicule

expressed disapprobation

called on the carpet

pointed the finger

strongly criticized

expressed disapproval of

taken exception to

slapped on wrist

did a hatchet job on

held up to shame

thought badly of

snapped someone's head off

hung something on

pointed finger at

bit someone's head off

taken issue with

done a hatchet job on

discountenanced

took issue with

sent up the river

bitten someone's head off

declaimed against

come down on like a ton of bricks

expressed disapprobation of

dragged through the mud

took exception to

told a thing or two

laid at one's door

brought under fire

given the business

had someone on the carpet

gave the business

jumped on one's case

come down hard on

reviewed unfavorably

treated lightly

blown whistle on

blew whistle on

gave a tongue-lashing

given a tongue-lashing

gotten angry with

took to the woodshed

taken to the woodshed

shown someone up

showed someone up

gave comeuppance

given comeuppance

given the devil

taken down a peg

took down a peg

given someone bondi

gave someone bondi

assaulted verbally

given bad press

done a number on

did a number on

criticizes strongly

criticized strongly

gave someone stick

given a piece of one's mind

gave a going over

given a going over

given someone stick

came down hard on

thrown the book at

gave a piece of one's mind

came down on like a ton of bricks

threw the book at

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“It started out as a joke, a tease, but then one by one, each of us succumbed to the spirit of V-day and quite pathetically, whined about wanting a boyfriend.”

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