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pull apart(criticize, blast)
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bawl out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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chew out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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dress down(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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tear apart(criticize, blast)
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tear to pieces
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call down(criticize, condemn, blame, reproach)
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call on the carpet(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
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come down on(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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crawl all over(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
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criticize severely(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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draw and quarter
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find fault(criticize, condemn, blame, reproach)
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find fault with(verb, idiom, timing, criticize)
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give a hard time(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
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lash into(verb, cut, attack, criticize)
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lay bare(verb, trim, scrape, pare)
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lay out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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lean on(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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MLASmart Define. "flay thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/flay/thesaurus/synonyms>