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What is another word for tells off?

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Verb

To criticize or berate someone harshly

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives a piece of one's mind

gives a rocket

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a caning

gives someone a rating

gives someone a telling-off

has a go at

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a row

gives someone what for

gives someone some stick

scores

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

slaps someone's wrist

belabors^US

belabours^UK

jumps down one's throat

takes to the woodshed

pummels^US

bites someone's head off

sends someone away with a flea in his

raps someone the knuckles

lays out

gives someone a dressing down

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

raps across the knuckles

comes down on like a ton of bricks

moralizes^US

moralises^UK

gives someone a carpeting

metes out punishment to

snaps someone's head off

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

expresses disapproval of

satirises^UK

satirizes^US

ostracises^UK

ostracizes^US

puts someone in their place

browbeats

deflates

takes down a peg or two

taunts

gives an injunction to

gives someone a ticking-off

gives the business

jumps down someone's throat

has someone on the carpet

gives someone a bad press

minimizes^US

stigmatizes^US

minimises^UK

stigmatises^UK

gives something a bad press

drags through the mud

objects to

thunders against

gives a bad press to

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

gives a tongue-lashing

passes strictures upon

gives something a battering

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

takes a stand against

raises objections to

kicks against

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

complains about

disagrees violently with

declaims against

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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“Grace decides that it is time to tell off her roommate for bringing home drunk and scary boyfriends.”

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