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51 entries under punish topic. ×
| tongue-lash(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| upbraid(verb, beat, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| whip(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| give a talking-to(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| haul over the coals(expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand, accuse) | |
| have words(expression, reprimand, scold) | |
| rap across the knuckles(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| rap over the knuckles(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| severely reprimand(expression, reprimand, scold) | |
| tear off a strip(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| yell at(expression, reprimand, scold) |
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