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reprimand(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
5
chide(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
4
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
4
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
4
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
4
lecture(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
4
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, censure)
2
censure(verb, oppose, criticize, condemn, blame)
2
lesson(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
monish(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
reprove(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
2
sit on(expression, oppose, censure, reprimand)
2
tell off(expression, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
1
carp on(verb, expression, oppose, censure)
1
climb all over(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, censure)
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fry(verb, oppose, censure, reprimand)
1
go after(verb, expression, oppose, censure)
1
jawbone(verb, oppose, censure, reprimand)
1
jump on(verb, expression, oppose, censure)
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