| call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, censure) |
| chasten(verb, correct, discipline, reprimand, reproach) |
| chew up |
| denounce(verb, charge, attack, turn, criticize) |
| discipline(verb, charge, correct, criticize, scorn) |
| have words(verb, expression, reprimand, punish, scold) |
| jaw(verb, reproach, scold) |
| lambaste(verb, attack, criticize, denounce, rebuke) |
| rate(verb, reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke) |
| remonstrate(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure) |
| bring to book(verb, expression, idiom, call) |
| call down(verb, expression, correct, discipline, humble) |
| call to account(verb, expression, idiom) |
| correct(verb, discipline, reprimand, humiliate, punish) |
| find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, charge, criticize) |
| finger(verb, charge, attack, criticize, censure) |
| jump on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, discipline) |
| lodge a complaint(expression, idiom) |
| penalize(verb, correct, discipline, reprimand, humiliate) |