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chew out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
6
come down on(verb, idiom, abuse, criticize)
6
dress down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
5
take to task(verb, idiom, charge, attack)
4
get after(verb, charge, abuse, criticize)
3
tell off(verb, phrasal verb, charge, criticize)
3
bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
3
tick off(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, reprimand)
2
cut up(verb, charge, hit, criticize)
2
deal with(verb, punish)
2
find fault with(verb, idiom, charge, reject)
2
fulminate against(hit, correct, censure, condemn)
2
jump on(verb, hit, censure, condemn)
2
take down(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
1
animadvert on(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
1
attend to(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct)
1
beat up(verb, phrasal verb, beat, hurt)
1
bring to account
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bring to book
1
bump into(verb, force, beat, drive)
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