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dress-down(verb, criticize, reprimand)
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dress down(verb, expression, criticize, blame, discipline)
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drub(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
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eat out(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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excoriate(verb, cut, beat, attack, praise)
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expostulate(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
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flay(verb, cut, beat, attack, praise)
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flog(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand)
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fulminate against(expression, correct, discipline, humble, humiliate)
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give a talking-to(expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand, reproach)
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give one hell(expression, idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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give what for(expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand, reproach)
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hammer(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
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haul over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, reproach)
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have on the carpet(expression, idiom, correct, humble, humiliate)
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hit(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
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jaw(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke, castigate)
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jump all over(expression, idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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jump on(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
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keep aft(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
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