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57 entries under expression topic. ×
| take to task(verb, idiom, correct, discipline) | |
| dress down(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| tell off(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) | |
| bawl out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| bring home to | |
| bring to account | |
| bring to book | |
| call to account | |
| cast out(verb, attack, abuse, condemn) | |
| chew out(verb, criticize, censure, discipline) | |
| come down on(verb, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| complain of(attack, abuse, condemn, denounce) | |
| criticize severely(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| cry down(attack, abuse, condemn, denounce) | |
| decide punishment(condemn, blame, confine, punish) | |
| drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| fulminate against(attack, correct, abuse, condemn) | |
| have on the carpet(idiom, correct, discipline, humiliate) | |
| hit with(verb, phrasal verb, discipline, reprimand) | |
| impose penalty(verb, discipline, reprimand, punish) |
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