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Verb

To rebuke or berate harshly

gives a piece of one's mind

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

gives someone a dressing-down

gives a rocket

lambasts

rails against

gives someone a roasting

rails at

gives someone a rollicking

raps over the knuckles

condemns

bastes

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone an earful

gives someone what for

gives someone a mouthful

raps

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a rating

comes down on

wigs

gives someone a caning

gives someone some stick

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

pummels^US

jumps down one's throat

runs down

slaps someone's wrist

belabors^US

belabours^UK

takes to the woodshed

bites someone's head off

stigmatizes^US

ostracizes^US

passes strictures upon

stigmatises^UK

ostracises^UK

gives someone a bad press

wades into

speaks to

snaps someone's head off

raps across the knuckles

takes apart

tears to pieces

gives a tongue-lashing

raps someone the knuckles

lays out

jumps down someone's throat

threaps

keeps after

taunts

has someone on the carpet

sends someone away with a flea in his

lowers the boom

gives the dickens

digs into

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

gives someone a carpeting

visits

warns

metes out punishment to

moralises^UK

moralizes^US

expresses disapproval of

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives something a bad press

penalizes^US

demonizes^US

brings into disrepute

demonises^UK

conducts a smear campaign against

throws mud at

dumps on

blackens the name of

blackens the reputation of

rips up

gives a bad name

sullies the reputation of

spreads lies about

speaks ill of

does a hatchet job on

speaks evil of

gives a black eye

drags through the mud

penalises^UK

puts on the carpet

takes disciplinary action against

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

trash-talks

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

gives something a battering

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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