| attack(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| chastise(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| chew out(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, punish, scold) |
| come down on like a ton of bricks(expression, idiom, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| criticize(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| criticize strongly(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| dress down(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| have a go at(expression, idiom, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| jump on(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| land on(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| pick on(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| punish(scold, scapegoat) |
| rebuke(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| reprimand(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| scapegoat(punish, scold) |
| scold(punish, scapegoat) |
| take to task(expression, idiom, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| tear off a strip(expression, idiom, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| tell off(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |