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