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12
take to task(verb, expression, charge, oppose)
4
bring to book(verb, expression, disapprobation)
4
call on the carpet(verb, expression, oppose, criticize)
4
call to account(verb, expression, disapprobation)
4
chalk talk(noun, verb, expression, speech)
4
have words(verb, expression)
4
public lecture(noun, expression)
3
formal speech(expression, speech)
3
read a lesson(expression, teaching, disapprobation)
2
find fault with(verb, expression, charge, criticize)
2
make a speech(verb, expression, speech, talk)
2
point a moral(expression, teaching)
1
break it to(verb, expression, tell, discipline)
1
climb all over(verb, expression, charge, oppose)
1
crack down on(verb, expression, hurt, dismiss)
1
curtain lecture(expression, disapprobation)
1
deliver a lecture
1
get on a soapbox(verb, expression, criticize, speech)
1
give a going over(verb, expression, hurt, dismiss)
1
give a hard time(expression, criticize, condemn, blame)
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