| have words(verb, expression, reprimand, punish, scold) |
| rag |
| call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise) |
| chastise(verb, attack, praise, criticize, censure) |
| chew up |
| jaw(verb, criticize, fight, protest, reprimand) |
| lambast |
| revile(verb, abuse, criticize, condemn, reprimand) |
| tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure) |
| wig(verb, reproach, scold) |
| criticize(verb, censure, protest, reprimand, complain) |
| lash(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| rail(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| remonstrate |
| reproof |
| tongue-lash(verb, abuse, criticize, fight, censure) |
| trounce |
| vituperate(verb, abuse, criticize, condemn, reprimand) |
| attack(verb, criticize, protest, complain, kick) |
| baste(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) |