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give the stick(idiom, punishment)
3
give a whipping
2
knock about(verb, beat, attack, abuse)
2
lean on(verb, beat, attack, abuse)
2
rough up(verb, trouble, beat, attack)
2
work over(verb, beat, attack, abuse)
1
bawl out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
1
beat up(verb, phrasal verb, beat, attack)
1
break face(verb, beat, attack, abuse)
1
bump into(verb, force, beat, drive)
1
chew out(verb, criticize, censure, discipline)
1
climb all over(censure, discipline, reprimand, scold)
1
come down on(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
1
criticize severely(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
1
cut up(verb, trouble, damage, harm)
1
do violence(verb, trouble, damage, harm)
1
drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
1
dress down(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
1
handle roughly(verb, beat, attack, abuse)
1
hit hard(verb, force, beat, drive)
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