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53 entries under punish topic. ×
| try(verb, correct, discipline, humble, humiliate) | |
| be hard on(scold, scapegoat) | |
| come down on like a ton of bricks(expression, idiom, scold, scapegoat) | |
| criticize strongly(expression, scold, scapegoat) | |
| have a go at(expression, idiom, criticize, blast) | |
| land on(expression, scold, scapegoat) | |
| pick on(expression, scold, scapegoat) | |
| rap across the knuckles(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| rap over the knuckles(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| scapegoat | |
| severely reprimand(verb, expression, reprimand, scold) | |
| tear off a strip(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| yell at(verb, expression, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
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