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75 entries under expression topic. ×
| talk to(verb, criticize, reprimand, caution) | |
| tear apart(verb, oppose, censure, pay) | |
| tear into(verb, abuse, criticize, censure) | |
| yell at(verb, phrasal verb, abuse, criticize) | |
| bark at(abuse, condemn, blame, insult) | |
| come down hard on(idiom, caution, reprove, warn) | |
| come down on like a ton of bricks(idiom, punish, scold, scapegoat) | |
| criticize strongly(punish, scold, scapegoat) | |
| draw the line(idiom, caution, reprove, warn) | |
| give a going over(idiom, caution, reprove, warn) | |
| give a talking-to(idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach) | |
| give the dickens(idiom, blame, reproach, scold) | |
| haul over the coals(idiom, criticize, censure, reproach) | |
| have a go at(idiom, punish, scold, scapegoat) | |
| keep aft(reprimand, reproach, rebuke) | |
| kick up(criticize, protest, kick) | |
| land on(punish, scold, scapegoat) | |
| lay down the law(idiom, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) | |
| lower the boom(idiom, blame, reproach, scold) | |
| pick on(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
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