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drag over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, censure)
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dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, censure)
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drub(verb, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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excoriate(verb, attack, censure, reprimand)
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flay(verb, attack, censure, reprimand)
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flog(verb, attack, censure, reprimand)
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hammer(verb, beat, attack, strike)
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hit(verb, beat, attack, strike)
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lambaste(verb, beat, attack, censure)
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lash(verb, attack, censure, reprimand)
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lash into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, attack)
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lay out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, censure)
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lean on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, censure)
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pan(verb, beat, attack, strike)
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pelt(verb, beat, attack, strike)
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penalize(verb, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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pound(verb, beat, attack, strike)
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pummel(verb, attack, censure, reprimand)
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punish(verb, attack, censure, reprimand)
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rail(verb, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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