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| pelt(verb, beat, criticize, reprimand) | |
| pound(verb, beat, criticize, irritate) | |
| proscribe(verb, abuse, criticize, censure) | |
| prosecute(verb, criticize, censure, condemn) | |
| pummel(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| put someone on the griddle(verb, expression, idiom, praise) | |
| put someone on the hot seat(verb, expression, idiom, praise) | |
| rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, cut) | |
| read the riot act(verb, expression, idiom, criticize) | |
| read the riot act to(verb, expression, idiom, praise) | |
| rip into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut) | |
| shellac(verb, beat, criticize, reprimand) | |
| shoot down(expression, score, scratch, slam) | |
| show up(verb, expression, criticize, censure) | |
| smear(verb, smooth, criticize, censure) | |
| smother(verb, beat, criticize, reprimand) | |
| stigmatize(verb, criticize, censure, condemn) | |
| strike(verb, beat, criticize, reprimand) | |
| swear(verb, abuse, condemn, denounce) | |
| take to task(verb, expression, idiom, criticize) |
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