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dress down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
14
bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
12
tell off(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize)
9
take to task(verb, idiom, oppose, criticize)
5
call down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
5
tick off(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
4
call on the carpet(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
4
have words(verb, reprimand, punish, scold)
2
cuss out(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
2
jack up(caution, reprove, warn)
2
jump all over(verb, idiom, reprimand, reproach)
2
jump on(verb, oppose, censure, discipline)
2
lean on(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
2
rail at(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
2
sit on(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
1
carp on(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
1
climb all over(verb, idiom, oppose, censure)
1
come down on(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
1
criticize harshly(verb, abuse, criticize, censure)
1
criticize hatefully(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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