107 entries under scold topic. ×

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sound off(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay)
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spank(censure, discipline, reprimand, lash)
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tear apart(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay)
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tear into(verb, expression, abuse, criticize, censure)
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thrash(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
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whip(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, protest)
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yell at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, abuse, criticize)
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zap(verb, oppose, censure, pay, reprimand)
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be hard on(punish, scapegoat)
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check(blame, caution, reproach, reprove)
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come down on like a ton of bricks(expression, idiom, punish, scapegoat)
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criticize strongly(expression, punish, scapegoat)
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fulminate(verb, criticize, protest, complain, ridicule)
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give the dickens(expression, idiom, blame, reproach)
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have a go at(expression, idiom, punish, scapegoat)
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land on(expression, punish, scapegoat)
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lay down the law(expression, idiom, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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lower the boom(expression, idiom, blame, reproach)
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pick on(expression, punish, scapegoat)
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put down(expression, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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