| drag over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, censure) |
| dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) |
| drub(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) |
| enjoin(verb, charge, guide, govern, impose) |
| excoriate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand) |
| fix(verb, place, incline, adapt) |
| flay(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand) |
| flog(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand) |
| govern(verb, place, charge, guide, incline) |
| guide(verb, charge, govern, impose) |
| hammer(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike) |
| hit(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike) |
| impose(verb, declare, rule, command, guide) |
| induce(verb, place, incline, adapt) |
| influence(verb, place, incline, adapt) |
| instruct(verb, charge, guide, govern, impose) |
| lambaste(verb, beat, attack, criticize, censure) |
| lash(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand) |
| lash into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, attack) |
| lay down(verb, expression, charge, guide, govern) |