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81 entries under verb topic. ×
| tell off(expression, attack, criticize, discipline) | |
| thrash(beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) | |
| tongue-lash(correct, abuse, criticize, scorn) | |
| trim(beat, attack, criticize, strike) | |
| wallop(beat, attack, criticize, strike) | |
| whip(beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) | |
| baste(criticize, reprimand, rebuke, scold) | |
| cane(criticize, reprimand, rebuke, scold) | |
| come down on(expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand) | |
| condemn(attack, abuse, criticize, scorn) | |
| criticize harshly(expression, reprimand, lash, rail) | |
| criticize severely(expression, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| deride(attack, criticize, reprimand, castigate) | |
| drag over the coals(expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand) | |
| give a piece of one's mind | |
| have your knife in(expression, idiom, attack, criticize) | |
| lay into(expression, attack, criticize, reprimand) | |
| lay out(expression, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| lean on(expression, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| rail against |
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