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take to task(verb, expression, charge, attack)
7
find fault with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge)
6
call on the carpet(verb, expression, attack, praise)
5
have words(verb, expression, punish, scold)
4
call to account(verb, expression, charge, accuse)
3
come down on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize)
3
give a dressing-down(verb, expression)
2
bring to book(verb, expression)
2
jump all over(verb, expression, blast, reproach)
2
rake over the coals(verb, expression, attack, correct)
1
badge of infamy
1
call to task(verb, expression, discredit, reproach)
1
climb all over(verb, expression, charge, oppose)
1
come down hard on(expression, censure, caution, rebuke)
1
cut to bits(expression, censure, condemn, blame)
1
do a number on(expression, censure, condemn, blame)
1
drag over the coals(verb, expression, criticize, censure)
1
draw the line(expression, censure, caution, rebuke)
1
expose to infamy
1
give a going over(expression, censure, discipline, rebuke)
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