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242 entries under expression topic. ×

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dress down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
21
chew out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
21
tell off(verb, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
18
take to task(verb, idiom, charge, attack)
15
bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
11
rail at(verb, phrasal verb, abuse, criticize)
7
call down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
6
call names(verb, idiom, sound, abuse)
6
call on the carpet(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
5
tick off(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize)
5
call to account(verb, idiom)
5
chew up(verb, phrasal verb)
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common scold(noun, idiom)
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find fault with(verb, idiom, charge, criticize)
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have words(verb, idiom, reprimand, punish)
5
swear at(verb, phrasal verb, sound, abuse)
4
blow up(verb, oppose, abuse, blow)
4
bring to book(verb, idiom)
4
give what for(verb, idiom, criticize, reprimand)
4
put down(verb, phrasal verb, cut, sound)
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