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To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

To attack, usually violently

To hit or assault someone

To make a concerted or violent attack on

To engage in a physical encounter, either competitive or non-competitive

To quarrel or argue

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To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

belabours^UK

belabors^US

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

rakes over the coals

gives someone a rollicking

comes down on

gives someone a bollocking

keelhauls

gives someone a roasting

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

raps over the knuckles

monsters

finds fault with

gives someone what for

rails

blows up

gives someone a caning

rows

gives someone a wigging

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

slaps down

slaps someone's wrist

gives someone some stick

recriminates

lashes out at

exprobrates

sends someone away with a flea in his

gives a piece of one's mind

puts someone on the griddle

puts someone on the hot seat

crawls all over

preaches

bites someone's head off

goes on at

takes to the woodshed

gives the business

disciplines

jumps down someone's throat

has someone on the carpet

pummels^US

does a hatchet job on

drags through the mud

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

minimizes^US

brings into disrepute

scandalizes^US

drags through the mire

casts a slur on

sneers at

nitpicks about

scandalises^UK

minimises^UK

gives someone a bad press

spreads scandal about

trivializes^US

trivialises^UK

gives something a battering

gives something a bad press

passes strictures upon

nags at

goes for the jugular

undermines

blackens the character of

sullies the reputation of

conducts a smear campaign against

blackens the reputation of

take issue with

cuts down to size

treats disrespectfully

looks down one's nose at

gives a tongue-lashing

drags someone's name through the mud

knocks off high horse

runs a smear campaign against

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

jumps down one's throat

jumps on one's case

starts in

piles in

snaps someone's head off

hurts somebody's feelings

questions

gibes

has a pop at

speaks of with disfavour

twits

complains to

holds someone to blame

takes the piss out of

scouts at

makes a fool of

treats contemptuously

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“He appeared on several national talk shows, for which he was paid thousands of dollars to light into the president.”

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To attack, usually violently

belabours^UK

launches an attack on

belabors^US

bites someone's head off

jumps down someone's throat

beats the living daylights out of

hits

rushs at

gives someone a beating

makes an onslaught on

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

conducts an offensive on

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“We hid in the shadows, waiting for our opportunity to light into the invaders.”

Verb

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To hit or assault someone

pummels^US

belabors^US

belabours^UK

beats the living daylights out of

knocks into the middle of next week

gives someone a beating

lays one on

gives someone a good hiding

whips

clubs

gives someone a hiding

gives someone a drubbing

turns on

gives someone a good drubbing

gives someone a good beating

jumps down one's throat

pulverizes^US

pulverises^UK

fills in

waxes

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

wins a resounding victory over

strikes down

brings someone to their knees

takes to the cleaners

blows out of the water

dusts someone's britches

beats someone's brains out

knocks someone's lights out

battles

gives a black eye

damages

knocks the living daylights out of

puts someone's lights out

comes into collision with

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“We then jumped up from out of the shadows to light into the approaching men.”

Verb

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To make a concerted or violent attack on

Verb

To engage in a physical encounter, either competitive or non-competitive

Verb

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To quarrel or argue

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