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103 entries under discipline topic. ×
| have on the carpet(expression, idiom, correct, humiliate) | |
| humiliate(correct, reprimand, penalize) | |
| lay into(verb, expression, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| objurgate(verb, attack, correct, abuse, condemn) | |
| plague(verb, hurt, bother, annoy, irritate) | |
| rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, attack, correct) | |
| ream(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| reprehend(verb, attack, correct, criticize, censure) | |
| repress(correct, reprimand, humiliate, penalize) | |
| reproach(verb, attack, correct, criticize, censure) | |
| restrain(correct, reprimand, humiliate, penalize) | |
| skelp(censure, reprimand, scold, lash) | |
| slap down(expression, censure, reprimand, scold) | |
| soften(correct, reprimand, humiliate, penalize) | |
| tame(correct, reprimand, humiliate, penalize) | |
| teach a lesson(verb, expression, idiom, chastise) | |
| tell off(verb, expression, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| tongue-lash(verb, correct, criticize, censure) | |
| hit with(expression, fine, reprimand) | |
| impose penalty(expression, fine, reprimand) |
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