| pollute(harm, spoil, injure) |
| pound(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) |
| put someone on the griddle(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise) |
| put someone on the hot seat(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise) |
| rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, cut, attack) |
| ravage(harm, spoil, injure, deterioration) |
| read the riot act to(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise) |
| reprimand(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| reprove(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| rip into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, attack) |
| sabotage(verb, hurt, ruin, damage, abuse) |
| slate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, disparage) |
| slog(verb, hit, censure, condemn, blame) |
| slug(verb, hit, censure, condemn, blame) |
| strike(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand) |
| trim(verb, beat, attack, hit, criticize) |
| vilify(verb, attack, criticize, score, denounce) |
| wreak havoc on(expression, idiom, harm, spoil, injure) |
| wrong(verb, break, hurt, ruin, damage) |
| abolish |