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Present participle for to attack someone physically

Present participle for to rebuke or criticize someone verbally

Present participle for to strike such a blow against

Present participle for to speak or write about with great hostility

Present participle for to shoot someone or something with a gun

Present participle for to express a different opinion

Present participle for to blame, or find fault with, for a wrongdoing

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Verb

Present participle for to attack someone physically

getting stuck into

knocking around

beating the living daylights out of

launching an attack on

launching oneself at

making an assault on

striking out at

giving someone a beating

beating someone up

descending upon

taking a pop at

raining down on

opening fire on

attempting to capture

making a raid on

taking by storm

taking the offensive

firing a broadside at

beating down upon

launching an attack

making an onslaught on

assaulting physically

swooping down upon

making inroads on

turning to violence

laying siege to

going on the offensive

making a foray on

conducting an offensive on

making a sortie on

making an assault

making an attack

dealing a blow to

beginning hostilities

beginning an assault

arriving in hordes

coming in force

wreaking havoc on

attacking repeatedly

crowding around

swarming around

bearing down on

laying waste to

coming close to

moving close to

drawing near to

moving closer to

drawing nearer to

coming closer to

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“Jimmy instructed his henchmen to let his embezzling ex-accountant have it if they ever managed to get their hands on him.”

Verb

Present participle for to rebuke or criticize someone verbally

remonstrating with

hauling over the coals

reading the riot act

giving a talking-to

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a telling-off

giving a rocket

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a rollicking

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a caning

giving someone hell

giving someone a wigging

tearing off a strip

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone some stick

giving someone a row

giving someone what for

giving someone a rating

putting on the mat

taking to the woodshed

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

railing against

raking over the coals

jumping down one's throat

giving a piece of one's mind

slapping someone's wrist

calling on the carpet

finding fault with

coming down hard on

tearing a strip off

giving a going over

climbing all over

slapping on wrist

biting someone's head off

fulminating against

strongly criticizing

drawing the line

rapping on knuckles

telling a thing or two

bringing to book

inveighing against

laying down the law

reprimanding severely

giving tongue-lashing

raking over coals

sending someone away with a flea in his

lowering the boom

giving the dickens

dragging over the coals

criticizing severely

rapping someone the knuckles

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

criticizing hatefully

giving one hell

giving someone a carpeting

jumping all over

teaching a lesson

making an example of

criticizing strongly

meting out punishment to

snapping someone's head off

throwing the book at

coming down on like a ton of bricks

giving someone stick

calling to account

giving a hard time

taking down a peg

burning one's ears

giving the business

jumping down someone's throat

having someone on the carpet

erupting with anger

keeping nothing back

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

giving something a bad press

declaring unfit

laying at one's door

giving someone a bad press

sending up the river

calling over the coals

rapping knuckles

casting aspersions on

pulling to pieces

picking holes in

pouring scorn on

taking to pieces

doing a hatchet job on

throwing brickbats at

disapproving of

speaking ill of

nitpicking about

giving a bad press to

picking to pieces

dragging through the mud

throwing mud at

speaking evil of

animadverting on

vituperating against

detracting from

going for the jugular

tearing to shreds

passing strictures upon

tearing to pieces

giving some stick to

speaking badly of

stigmatizing^US

underestimating

giving a bad name

marginalising^UK

bringing into disrepute

spreading lies about

finding lacking

sullying the reputation of

stigmatising^UK

blackening the reputation of

marginalizing^US

doing a number on

nitpicking over

conducting a smear campaign against

passing judgment

blackening the name of

giving a tongue-lashing

taking a swipe at

having words with

taking swipe at

giving someone bondi

giving something a battering

giving piece of mind

giving going-over

looking askance

cutting to bits

complaining about

giving bad press

pointing the finger

giving comeuppance

giving the devil

dishonouring^UK

calling to task

expressing disapproval of

jumping on one's case

assaulting verbally

disagreeing with

giving a black eye

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

mouthing off about

protesting against

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

animadverting upon

vociferating about

ranting and raving

trivializing^US

trivialising^UK

putting hooks in

making light of

treating lightly

thundering against

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“Thinking of something spiteful to say regarding the vodka, she was about to let him have it when something prevented her from launching into a tirade.”

Verb

Present participle for to strike such a blow against

knocking into the middle of next week

sticking one on

beating the living daylights out of

raining blows on

giving someone a hiding

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good hiding

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

knocking around

sucker-punching

getting stuck into

putting in the hospital

riding roughshod

jumping down one's throat

aiming blows at

slapping around

physically attacking

assaulting physically

raining blows upon

giving a black eye

knocking block off

knocking for a loop

boxing someone's ears

giving someone a hot bottom

putting over one's knee

hitting on the head

hitting over the head

hitting for six

laying a finger on

landing a punch

giving someone a licking

tanning one's hide

putting someone over your knee

causing pain to

causing injury to

pushing forward

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Verb

Present participle for to speak or write about with great hostility

Verb

Present participle for to shoot someone or something with a gun

Verb

Present participle for to express a different opinion

Verb

Present participle for to blame, or find fault with, for a wrongdoing

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