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63 entries under scold topic. ×
| rip into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, attack) | |
| scorch(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize) | |
| scourge(verb, cut, attack, correct, criticize) | |
| tell off(verb, expression, attack, criticize, discipline) | |
| thrash(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) | |
| tongue-lash(verb, correct, abuse, criticize, scorn) | |
| whip(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) | |
| baste(verb, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| cane(verb, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand) | |
| criticize severely(verb, expression, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| drag over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand) | |
| give tongue-lashing(expression, reprimand) | |
| have words(expression, reprimand, punish) | |
| lay out(verb, expression, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| lean on(verb, expression, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| rap across the knuckles(expression, idiom, reprimand, punish) | |
| rap over the knuckles(expression, idiom, reprimand, punish) | |
| severely reprimand(expression, reprimand, punish) | |
| tear a strip off(expression, idiom, reprimand, reproach) |
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