| drub(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) |
| eat out(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| excoriate(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) |
| exhort(verb, criticize, reprimand, caution, grab) |
| ferule(censure, discipline, reprimand, scold, lash) |
| find fault(verb, expression, abuse, condemn, blame) |
| find fault with |
| flog(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand) |
| fry(verb, oppose, censure, pay, reprimand) |
| get on a soapbox(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, grab) |
| give a dressing-down |
| give a going-over(expression, idiom) |
| give one hell(expression, idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach) |
| give the deuce(expression, idiom) |
| give what-for |
| give what for(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand) |
| go after(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay) |
| go on about(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, grab) |
| harangue(verb, give, criticize, rebuke, lecture) |
| hold forth(verb, expression, criticize, grab, confront) |