| cut up(verb, expression, criticize, condemn, slam) |
| jeer at(verb, expression, criticize, condemn, slam) |
| jump on(verb, expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| attack(verb, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| be hard on(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| berate(criticize, slam, roast) |
| blame(verb, criticize, condemn, slam, roast) |
| censure(verb, criticize, condemn, slam, roast) |
| chastise(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| chew out(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| come down on(expression, idiom, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| come down on like a ton of bricks(expression, idiom, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| condemn(verb, criticize, slam, roast) |
| criticize(punish, scold, slam, roast, scapegoat) |
| denounce(verb, criticize, condemn, slam, roast) |
| denunciate(verb, criticize, condemn, slam, roast) |
| deride(criticize, slam, roast) |
| disparage(verb, criticize, condemn, slam, roast) |
| dress down(verb, expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| flay(verb, criticize, condemn, slam, roast) |