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criticize severely(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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eat out(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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find fault(verb, abuse, condemn, blame)
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get on a soapbox(verb, idiom, criticize, grab)
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give a going-over
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give one hell(idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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give the deuce
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give what for(verb, idiom, criticize, reprimand)
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go after(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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go on about(verb, idiom, criticize, grab)
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hold forth(verb, criticize, grab, confront)
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lay into(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
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lay out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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light into(verb, blame, reprimand, reproach)
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rake over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, discipline)
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read the riot act(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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rip into(verb, abuse, condemn, blame)
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slap down(censure, discipline, reprimand, scold)
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sound off(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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