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Verb

To reprimand or criticize (someone) severely

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives someone a dressing-down

rails at

gives a talking-to

raps over the knuckles

tongue-lashes

rails against

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a rollicking

pitches into

condemns

gives someone a telling-off

lets someone have it

monsters

gives someone an earful

gives someone hell

gives someone a bollocking

bollocks

tears into

gives someone what for

pulls up

gives someone a mouthful

trims

gives someone a rating

gives someone a caning

gives someone some stick

reviles

finds fault with

vituperates

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

pummels^US

slaps someone's wrist

belabors^US

belabours^UK

jumps down one's throat

takes to the woodshed

gives a piece of one's mind

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

brings to book

accuses

bites someone's head off

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

has someone on the carpet

snaps someone's head off

sends someone away with a flea in his

lowers the boom

gives the dickens

drags over the coals

raps someone the knuckles

lays out

criticizea severely

passes strictures upon

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

gives the business

jumps down someone's throat

gives someone a carpeting

gives flak to

has words

severely reprimands

raps across the knuckles

holds someone to blame

metes out punishment to

moralises^UK

moralizes^US

expresses disapproval of

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

comes down on like a ton of bricks

puts someone in their place

stigmatises^UK

stigmatizes^US

takes down a peg or two

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

drags through the mud

brings into disrepute

speaks evil of

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

gives a black eye

trash-talks

does a hatchet job on

conducts a smear campaign against

throws mud at

blackens the name of

blackens the reputation of

gives a bad name

sullies the reputation of

spreads lies about

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

gives a tongue-lashing

gives something a battering

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

takes a stand against

raises objections to

kicks against

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

disagrees violently with

makes a stand against

makes a fuss about

takes great exception to

puts up a fight against

makes a protest against

remonstrates about

complains bitterly about

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“In any event, you take to task the consultants for an error they made in their report.”

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