195 entries under expression topic. ×

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dress down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
19
chew out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
16
take to task(verb, idiom, charge, attack)
16
bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
14
tell off(verb, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
10
call down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
9
tick off(verb, censure, condemn, blame)
7
find fault with(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, charge)
5
call on the carpet(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
5
chew up(verb, phrasal verb)
4
call to account(verb, idiom, disapprobation)
4
have words(verb, idiom)
4
jump on(verb, censure, reprimand, reproach)
4
what for(noun, censure, warning, admonition)
3
bring to book(verb, idiom, disapprobation)
3
jump all over(verb, idiom, charge, criticize)
2
beat off(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
blow the whistle on(idiom, charge, criticize, censure)
2
climb all over(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, charge)
2
dressing down(noun, scorn, censure, reprimand)
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