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To lower in rank

To belittle or diminish in value or importance

To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings

To admonish or reproach angrily

Verb

To lower in rank

lower in status

cut down to size

kick downstairs

reduce to the ranks

lower the status of

make someone eat crow

make someone eat humble pie

take down a peg or two

cause to lose face

put someone in their place

settle someone's hash

drag through the mud

take the wind out of your sails

cause to feel small

give a black eye

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

get the better of

have the last laugh on

show in a bad light

give a bad name

reduce the status of

fix someone's wagon

bring down a peg

pop one's balloon

make one feel small

force to eat humble pie

cut to the quick

kick down the ladder

reduce in importance

put out of countenance

take down a notch

get one's comeuppance

bring into disrepute

bring shame upon

put in a bad light

give a bad name to

tar and feather

drag through the mire

reflect badly on

bring discredit to

cast aspersions on

do a hatchet job on

bring dishonour to

blacken the name of

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

put in one's place

be prejudicial to

comment negatively

kick in the teeth

be untrue to oneself

abandon one's principles

shoot down in flames

let wind out of sails

show in bad light

knock the stuffing out of

debase yourself

throw brickbats at

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

blacken someone's name

destroy someone's credibility

damage someone's reputation

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Verb

To belittle or diminish in value or importance

drag through the mud

do a hatchet job on

cut down to size

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

cast aspersions on

cut to the quick

find fault with

take the piss out of

treat with contempt

take the mickey

poke mullock at

make jokes about

hold up to ridicule

treat contemptuously

be sarcastic about

make a monkey of

blow raspberries

cock a snook at

laugh out of court

look down one's nose at

turn up one's nose

make a monkey out of

rake over the coals

hold in contempt

give a talking-to

give Bronx cheer

lay down the law

show contempt for

hold up to shame

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

laugh in the face of

treat with disdain

be scornful about

bite one's thumb at

make cutting remarks about

have a crack at

say contemptuously

curl your lip at

be contemptuous of

turn your nose up at

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

make a laughing-stock

express contempt

hold up to scorn

turn up one's nose at

shout disapproval

give a hard time

give someone a bollocking

slap on the wrist

give someone hell

read the riot act

tear a strip off

haul over the coals

remonstrate with

fulminate against

tear off a strip

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

give someone a roasting

blacken someone's reputation

vituperate against

inveigh against

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Verb

To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings

Verb

To admonish or reproach angrily

remonstrate with

give someone a bollocking

let someone have it

read the riot act

give someone a caning

haul over the coals

give a hard time

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

take to the woodshed

give someone a mouthful

rap over the knuckles

burn one's ears

call to account

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

tear off a strip

call on the carpet

give someone a rating

give someone what for

slap on the wrist

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap someone's wrist

rake over the coals

find fault with

fulminate against

tear a strip off

give a piece of one's mind

jump down one's throat

inveigh against

lay down the law

come down hard on

call over the coals

vituperate against

bite someone's head off

give someone a bad press

have someone on the carpet

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

snap someone's head off

rap on knuckles

lose one's temper with

give the business

reprimand severely

assault verbally

rake over coals

give tongue-lashing

have words with

criticize harshly

throw the book at

give comeuppance

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

express disapproval of

criticize severely

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

jump down someone's throat

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

point the finger

mete out punishment to

make an example of

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

criticize strongly

give going-over

give piece of mind

jump on one's case

go for the jugular

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

blacken someone's reputation

bring to account

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

pass strictures upon

give a bad press to

throw brickbats at

cast aspersions on

give some stick to

give something a bad press

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

lay at one's door

send up the river

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

take issue with

kick up a stink about

protest against

take exception to

blacken the name of

make a fuss about

kick up a fuss about

remonstrate against

give something a battering

raise objections to

take a stand against

express a poor opinion of

expostulate about

bring into disrepute

give a bad name

mouth off about

oppose strongly

animadvert upon

bellyache about

declaim against

spread lies about

give a black eye

sound off about

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

be in opposition to

take a swipe at

conduct a smear campaign against

complain vociferously about

speak out against

cut down to size

give a rough time

bring under fire

review unfavorably

show someone up

expose to ridicule

protest strongly

hold up to shame

give someone bondi

comment negatively

deliver a tirade to

express strong disapproval of

cast aspersions

give a tongue-lashing

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

speak of with disfavour

be unkind about

blacken the character of

be malicious about

injure one's reputation

damage one's good name

object strongly to

hold someone to blame

hold accountable

hold responsible

raise objections

express objections

protest strongly at

express disagreement

lodge a protest

express objections to

express disapproval

be in opposition

thunder against

disagree violently with

vociferate about

remonstrate about

call into question

have a problem with

make a protest against

make a stand against

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

make an objection

kick up a stink

raise objection

draw the line at

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take down a peg or two

take down a notch

take disciplinary action against

take dim view of

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