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38 entries under expression topic. ×
| set in order(verb, idiom, place, incline) | |
| take the reins(verb, idiom, guide, govern) | |
| tell off(verb, attack, criticize, reprimand) | |
| walk heavy(verb, charge, guide, govern) | |
| call on the carpet(verb, idiom) | |
| give a talking-to(idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| haul over the coals(idiom, criticize, reprimand, accuse) | |
| have words(reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| have your knife in(verb, idiom, attack, criticize) | |
| lay into(verb, phrasal verb, attack, criticize) | |
| rap across the knuckles(idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| rap over the knuckles(idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| severely reprimand(reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| take to task(verb, idiom, criticize, condemn) | |
| tear off a strip(idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| tick off(criticize, rebuke, accuse) | |
| tongue lash | |
| yell at(reprimand, punish, scold) |
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