| take to task(verb, expression, idiom, charge, attack) |
| avenge(verb, punish, retaliate) |
| baste(verb, beat, criticize, censure, discipline) |
| birch(verb, beat, defeat, crush, strike) |
| fine(verb, adjective, hurt, dismiss, correct) |
| get after(verb, expression, charge, abuse, criticize) |
| judge(verb, charge, criticize, fine, scorn) |
| pummel(verb, force, beat, drive, touch) |
| revile(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, denounce) |
| sentence(noun, verb, hurt, dismiss, correct) |
| smite(verb, beat, hit, destroy, strike) |
| strike(verb, beat, defeat, hit, crush) |
| tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, criticize) |
| abuse(verb, charge, hurt, dismiss, correct) |
| bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| be after(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| be down on(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| be on at(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| blame(verb, charge, reject, oppose, dismiss) |
| bullyrag(verb, abuse, criticize) |