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dress down(verb, attack, oppose, criticize)
10
chew out(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
9
bawl out(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
6
tell off(verb, charge, oppose, criticize)
4
call on the carpet(verb, idiom, oppose, censure)
4
have words(verb, reprimand, punish, scold)
4
tick off(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
3
bring to book(verb, idiom, call)
3
call down(verb, correct, discipline, humble)
3
call to account(verb, idiom)
3
find fault with(verb, idiom, charge, criticize)
3
jump on(verb, oppose, censure, discipline)
3
lodge a complaint
2
hang something on(verb, idiom, attack, turn)
2
jump all over(verb, idiom, censure, condemn)
2
tear apart(charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
1
bring to account
1
call to task(verb, idiom, reprimand, discredit)
1
carp at(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
1
carp on(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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