| give just desserts(verb, expression, fix, grievance, vindicate) |
| pay back in spades(verb, expression, fix, grievance, vindicate) |
| abuse(verb, condemn, reprimand, discredit, trim) |
| admonish(verb, reprimand, discredit, rebuke, accuse) |
| avenge(verb, restore, respond, grievance, vindicate) |
| bad-mouth(verb, abuse, belittle, minimize, minimise) |
| be out for blood(verb, fix, restore, respond, grievance) |
| blame(verb, reprimand, discredit, rebuke, accuse) |
| call down(verb, expression, reprimand, discredit, reproach) |
| call to task(verb, expression, idiom, condemn, reprimand) |
| cavil(verb, condemn, reprimand, discredit, trim) |
| censure(verb, reprimand, discredit, rebuke, accuse) |
| cheapen(verb, abuse, belittle, demean, minimize) |
| chide(verb, reprimand, discredit, reproach, rebuke) |
| condemn(verb, reprimand, discredit, trim, rebuke) |
| criticize(verb, condemn, reprimand, discredit, trim) |
| cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, abuse, belittle) |
| decry(verb, abuse, belittle, minimize, minimise) |
| defame(verb, condemn, reprimand, discredit, trim) |
| defend(verb, fix, restore, respond, grievance) |