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throw the book at
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To punish or impose a penalty on someone
To criticize, or to attack or assault verbally
(
speak to
)
To talk to in order to reprove or advise
To declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense in a court of law
Verb
▲
To punish or impose a penalty on someone
chastise
discipline
punish
penalise
UK
penalize
US
reprimand
chasten
correct
castigate
recompense
reprehend
visit
mete out punishment to
bring to book
crack down on
come down on
teach a lesson
come down on like a ton of bricks
give a lesson to
make an example of
lay down the law
take disciplinary action against
rap over the knuckles
fine
sentence
condemn
impose penalty
slap with
inflict a penalty on
hit with
impose a penalty on
impose a sentence on
rap knuckles
slap someone's wrist
dock
mete out justice to
pronounce sentence on
mete out
doom
convict
scapegoat
punish severely
book
railroad
pass sentence on
give something a going-over
give it to someone
give someone the works
tan someone's hide
whip someone's hide
sanction
discipline someone for
mulct
judge
amerce
imprison
deal with
exact a penalty from
award a penalty against
ground
sort out
reprove
upbraid
rebuke
carpet
remonstrate with
dress down
give someone a dressing-down
give someone a roasting
give a rocket
put on the carpet
put on the mat
charge
levy
put
exact
impose
sting
assess
sconce
make one pay through the nose
throw book at
extort
impose a fine on
confiscate
make pay
tax
punish by fining
seize
sequestrate
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Verb
▲
To criticize, or to attack or assault verbally
impugn
criticise
UK
criticize
US
attack
knock
slam
blast
trash
smear
traduce
assail
tar
run down
put down
skin alive
swipe at
take issue with
come down on
cut to shreds
thumb nose at
revile
disparage
vilify
denigrate
condemn
slate
slag off
censure
malign
abuse
slur
diss
rubbish
vituperate
lambaste
asperse
berate
reproach
decry
slander
bad-mouth
pan
hammer
castigate
derogate
roast
libel
lay into
defame
have a go at
cast aspersions on
bash
reprove
slight
calumniate
discredit
excoriate
savage
denounce
find fault with
insult
dump on
rebuke
belittle
pillory
dis
monster
pull apart
flame
tear into
pummel
US
pummelled
UK
take to task
fulminate against
pick holes in
scold
upbraid
blame
speak ill of
do a hatchet job on
reprehend
bag
fault
objurgate
slash
admonish
dress down
jump on
lambast
chastise
take to pieces
reprimand
haul over the coals
potshot
scathe
inveigh against
deprecate
pull to pieces
belabor
US
pour scorn on
drag through the mud
minimize
US
blacken the name of
deride
taunt
ridicule
blister
discount
vilipend
blacken
besmirch
belabour
UK
stigmatize
US
minimise
UK
cut up
give someone hell
stigmatise
UK
give someone a roasting
trash-talk
speak evil of
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
throw mud at
hit out at
speak badly of
bollock
cane
carpet
crucify
sledge
arraign
rollick
harangue
mock
scorch
curse
degrade
dishonour
UK
dishonor
US
bawl out
chew out
slag
remonstrate with
ream out
backbite
sail into
rate
contemn
mudsling
find lacking
rap over the knuckles
give someone a bollocking
give a rocket
give someone a bad press
give someone a rollicking
complain about
tear off a strip
nitpick over
tear a strip off
rail against
do down
give a bad name
give some stick to
tear down
conduct a smear campaign against
blacken the reputation of
chide
offend
reprobate
disrespect
dismiss
nag
lash
gripe about
humiliate
declaim
depreciate
tease
diminish
argue with
oppress
persecute
scorn
skewer
rap
debase
dispraise
scoff
vituperate against
injure
miscall
hose
slang
pick to pieces
go for the jugular
demonize
US
whine about
carp about
demonise
UK
jump down one's throat
grouch about
quibble about
moan about
grouse about
ostracize
US
ostracise
UK
argue against
play down
poor-mouth
talk down
beef about
bellyache about
whinge about
be rude to
sneer at
treat disrespectfully
cry down
call names
bring into disrepute
take exception to
be hostile to
throw brickbats at
kiss off
scoff at
tear to shreds
throw shade
give a black eye
animadvert on
sound off about
rip up
write off
object to
cut to the quick
refute
sully
fustigate
question
disgrace
assault verbally
disagree with
jump down someone's throat
pile in
ride
zing
proscribe
stain
start on
shoot down
start in
bring discredit to
scandalize
US
lecture
take on
misrepresent
scandalise
UK
reject
do a number on
cut down
blow off
shout at
cuss out
swear at
criticize unfairly
give black eye
blacken the character of
bad mouth
sling mud at
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
deplore
back-bite
gossip about
lash out
call to account
anathematize
execrate
denunciate
undervalue
trivialize
US
hold accountable
hold someone to blame
hold responsible
complain to
prosecute
maul
underestimate
underrate
discipline
impeach
indict
skin
deflate
disdain
downgrade
rebut
dispute
exprobate
give something a bad press
declaim against
lace into
call out
show up
charge with
marginalize
US
cavil
minify
animadvert
rebuff
incriminate
remonstrate
controvert
rant
rail
tell off
sneer
lower
misprize
slap on the wrist
carp at
look askance
read the riot act
get after
pick apart
trivialise
UK
marginalise
UK
fulminate
recriminate
oppose
storm
rage
detract from
yap
inveigh
bawl
expostulate
yelp
find fault
be against
cavil at
be in opposition to
pooh-pooh
hold cheap
laugh off
treat lightly
make light of
put hooks in
laugh at
rip into
sound off
tongue-lash
lay out
affront
annoy
provoke
outrage
hurt
aggravate
crack down on
have at
let someone have it
work over
go after
wound
upset
mortify
slap
irritate
disoblige
abase
gird
jeer
carp
lampoon
give offence to
cause offence to
cut dead
disapprove of
pass strictures upon
nag at
hurt somebody's feelings
step on one's toes
dig
jinx
rag on
call down
flay
give a bad press to
take apart
rip
rant at
pitch into
blot
tarnish
cast a slur on
smirch
rail at
defile
nitpick about
damage
taint
score
drag through the mire
jaw
soil
spoil
besmear
muckrake
spot
fling mud at
spread scandal about
rip up and down
blotch
breathe on
run smear campaign
shame
baste
tear to pieces
keelhaul
befoul
criticize severely
give flak to
bring shame upon
tar and feather
reduce
reflect badly on
bring shame on
rag
rake over the coals
give something a battering
give someone a dressing-down
scourge
trim
hit
lash into
light into
nit-pick
yell at
bag on
tick off
thunder
judge
detract
give a talking-to
take down
pick at
embarrass
kick up a stink about
undermine
poison
drub
scarify
protest
downplay
vociferate
ream
fume
punish
chasten
badmouth
nitpick
whip
complain
wig
speak out
row
crawl all over
burn someone's ears
shellac
tie into
make a stand
beat up on
pin your ears back
expostulate about
jeer at
lash out at
put someone on the griddle
tear apart
criticize strongly
put someone on the hot seat
get angry with
pull up
rave at
express disapproval of
prejudice
blemish
go on about
mouth off about
make a fuss about
animadvert upon
kick up a fuss about
give someone bondi
give someone a telling-off
give someone an earful
get at
give someone a caning
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
pass judgment
give someone what for
call over the coals
slap down
give someone a row
sling mud
give someone a rating
take
scratch
cut
brand
destroy
beat
heap
satirize
US
satirise
UK
criticize harshly
bring under fire
accuse
review unfavorably
rile
growl
protest strongly
show someone up
expose to ridicule
clobber
weigh into
visit
fluff
slog
zap
slug
hold up to shame
lay down the law
devaluate
cheapen
lessen
compromise
scream at
cudgel
strike
make a protest
rant about
smother
blacken someone's reputation
round on
let fly
earbash
blackguard
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
ruin
humble
accost
cut to bits
give the business
give bad press
discountenance
spurn
wade into
let fly at
lam into
set upon
rap knuckles
bark at
mete out punishment to
be hard on
blow up
teach a lesson
make an example of
pick on
give a tongue-lashing
throw shade at
disapprove
speak of with disfavour
be unkind about
have a pop at
be critical of
be malicious about
devalue
hit out
opprobriate
deliver a tirade to
frame
take down a peg
look down on
sell short
pronounce
name
adjudge
spout
sound off to
send someone away with a flea in their ear
put on the mat
blow up at
give someone some stick
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lean on
belie
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
declare unfit
send up
put away
kick
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
mark down
snipe at
take swipe at
send up the river
challenge
tell lies about
object
objurate
defame someone's character
sully someone's reputation
run a smear campaign against
blacken someone's name
rage against
rave
huff
protest strongly at
oppose strongly
rant and rave
thunder against
make a stand against
raise objections to
make a protest against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
take a stand
protest against
vociferate about
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▲
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speak to
)
To talk to in order to reprove or advise
speak
admonish
chastise
rebuke
reprimand
reprove
chide
upbraid
berate
castigate
lambaste
reproach
scold
censure
criticise
UK
criticize
US
lecture
pull up
rap
blast
rag
carpet
warn
adjure
advise
chasten
correct
counsel
discipline
lambast
reprehend
baste
caution
keelhaul
monster
wig
bollock
nag
objurgate
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
rate
row
trim
remonstrate with
talk to
dress down
lay into
tell off
come down on
find fault with
lace into
pitch into
take to task
tear into
bawl out
call down
chew out
come down hard on
draw the line
give a going over
give a talking-to
haul over the coals
rail against
rail at
rant at
slap down
strongly criticize
tell a thing or two
tick off
tongue-lash
blow up
give a piece of one's mind
give someone a dressing-down
give someone an earful
give someone a telling-off
give someone hell
give someone some stick
rap on knuckles
read the riot act
ream out
slap on the wrist
slap on wrist
bring to book
call on the carpet
give a rocket
give someone a roasting
give someone a rollicking
have a go at
let someone have it
put on the mat
rap over the knuckles
come down on like a ton of bricks
give someone a caning
give someone stick
give someone a mouthful
give someone a row
give someone a wigging
give someone what for
give someone a bollocking
tear off a strip
give someone a rating
send someone away with a flea in their ear
slap someone's wrist
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Verb
▲
To declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense in a court of law
convict
condemn
sentence
doom
rap
find guilty
declare guilty
pronounce guilty
send down
send down for
bring to justice
give someone a sentence
pass sentence on
put the screws to
accuse
incriminate
impute
indict
inculpate
impeach
charge
fault
impugn
implicate
arraign
blame
criminate
censure
prosecute
hold accountable
hold responsible
point the finger
find guilty of
hold liable
assign liability to
prove one's guilt
place the blame on
assign guilt to
call to account
lay the blame on
consider guilty of
hold someone answerable
assign fault to
bring charges against
prove to be guilty
imprison
attribute guilt
denounce
reproach
reprove
lay at one's door
confront
allege
tax
lay
lay blame
admonish
frame
denunciate
reprimand
rebuke
recriminate
saddle
finger
accuse of
lay a guilt trip on
shift the blame
lay a bad trip on
pass the buck
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