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call on the carpet(verb, expression, blame, denounce, reproach)
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castigate(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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come down on(verb, expression, idiom, hit, blame)
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dress down(verb, expression, censure, condemn, blame)
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give the dickens(verb, expression, blame, denounce, reproach)
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hit
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impugn(verb, charge, criticize, censure, condemn)
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lecture(verb, criticize, blame, blast, reproach)
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lesson(verb, blame, reproach, scold, chastise)
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light into(verb, expression, blame, denounce, reproach)
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monish(verb, blame, denounce, reproach, scold)
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reprimand(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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take to task(verb, expression, idiom, blame, blast)
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tick off(verb, expression, blame, reproach, scold)
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abuse(criticize, blast, flay)
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accuse(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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adjudicate(criticize, censure, condemn)
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animadvert(criticize, blast, flay)
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arraign(criticize, censure, condemn)
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asperse(criticize, blast, flay)
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