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32 entries under expression topic. ×
| dress down(censure, reprimand, reproach, taunt) | |
| jump on(censure, reprimand, reproach, taunt) | |
| keep aft(criticize, reproach, rate, taunt) | |
| lay down the law(idiom, criticize, reprimand, reproach) | |
| light into(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke) | |
| put down(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt) | |
| rake over the coals(idiom, criticize, reprimand, reproach) | |
| take to task(idiom, reprimand, reproach, taunt) | |
| tell off(censure, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) | |
| tick off(censure, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) | |
| bawl out(censure, reprimand, punish, reprove) | |
| call on the carpet(idiom, censure, reprimand, reprove) | |
| carp on(censure, reprimand, reprove) | |
| chew out(censure, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) | |
| climb all over(idiom, censure, reprimand, reprove) | |
| give tongue-lashing(reprimand, scold) | |
| go after(censure, reprimand, reprove) | |
| haul over the coals(idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach) | |
| have words(reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| lay into(censure, reprimand, reprove) |
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