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vilify(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
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vituperate(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
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bawl out(expression, censure, reprimand, punish, reprove)
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call on the carpet(expression, idiom, censure, reprimand, reprove)
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carp on(expression, censure, reprimand, reprove)
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caution(reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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chastise(reprimand, reproach, scold)
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chew out(expression, censure, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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climb all over(expression, idiom, censure, reprimand, reprove)
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denounce(reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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discipline(reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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fry(censure, reprimand, reprove)
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give tongue-lashing(expression, reprimand, scold)
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go after(expression, censure, reprimand, reprove)
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haul over the coals(expression, idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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have words(expression, reprimand, punish, scold)
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jawbone(censure, reprimand, reprove)
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lay into(expression, censure, reprimand, reprove)
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lean on(expression, censure, reprimand, reprove)
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lesson(censure, reprimand, reprove)
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