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bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
5
chew out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
4
call on the carpet(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
4
take to task(verb, idiom, correct, discipline)
3
speak to(verb, censure, condemn, rebuke)
3
talk to(verb, censure, condemn, rebuke)
3
tell off(censure, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
2
come down on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, attack)
2
put down(noun, verb, phrasal verb, cut)
2
rap on knuckles(noun, verb, idiom, cut)
2
sit on(verb, phrasal verb, censure, reprimand)
2
slap on wrist(noun, verb, idiom, cut)
2
tick off(verb, criticize, condemn, blame)
1
Bronx cheer(noun, cut, hit, censure)
1
bad press(noun, cut, hit, censure)
1
black list(noun, censure, dislike, sanction)
1
blow whistle on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, attack)
1
call to task(verb, idiom, reprimand, discredit)
1
calling down(predestine, foredoom, trashed, haunt)
1
come down hard on(verb, idiom, censure, rebuke)
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