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182 entries under expression topic. ×
| put right | |
| rake over coals(idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| rant and rave(idiom, rage, rail, rant) | |
| rap across the knuckles(idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| rap over the knuckles(idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| send down(sentence, imprison, convict) | |
| severely reprimand(reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| shoot ahead of(verb, idiom, defeat, overcome) | |
| shout abuse(verb, sound, insult, offend) | |
| shout at(criticize, rebuke, harangue) | |
| shout insults(verb, sound, insult, offend) | |
| sit on(verb, oppose, censure, reprimand) | |
| slap on wrist(idiom, criticize, lecture) | |
| slap with(fine, discipline, reprimand, punish) | |
| sort out(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| stick it to(idiom, criticize, censure, condemn) | |
| take somebody to task(idiom, reprimand, reproach, scold) | |
| tear a strip off(idiom, reprimand, reproach, scold) | |
| tear off a strip(idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| use foul language(verb, idiom, sound, insult) |
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