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62 entries under idiom topic. ×
| take to task(verb, expression, charge, attack) | |
| call on the carpet(verb, expression, oppose, criticize) | |
| find fault with(verb, expression, charge, criticize) | |
| have words(verb, expression, reprimand, punish) | |
| come down on(verb, expression, abuse, criticize) | |
| jump all over(verb, expression, criticize, censure) | |
| load with reproaches | |
| cut to the quick(expression, sound, insult, offend) | |
| do a number on(expression, sound, insult, offend) | |
| give a black eye(expression, sound, abuse, insult) | |
| give what for(verb, expression, criticize, rebuke) | |
| bring to book(verb, expression, disapprobation) | |
| call to account(verb, expression, disapprobation) | |
| climb all over(verb, expression, charge, oppose) | |
| come down hard on(expression, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| crack down on(verb, expression, criticize, censure) | |
| drag over the coals(verb, expression, criticize, censure) | |
| draw the line(expression, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| give a going over(expression, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| give a hard time(expression, bother, criticize, condemn) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2016). berate thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/berate/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2016. "berate thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/berate/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026). |
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