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33 entries under punish topic. ×
| attack(scold, scapegoat) | |
| bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reprimand) | |
| be hard on(scold, scapegoat) | |
| berate(reprimand, scold) | |
| castigate(reprimand, scold) | |
| chastise(scold, scapegoat) | |
| chew out(expression, reprimand, scold, scapegoat) | |
| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, scold) | |
| come down on like a ton of bricks(expression, idiom, scold, scapegoat) | |
| criticize(scold, scapegoat) | |
| criticize strongly(expression, scold, scapegoat) | |
| dress down(expression, reprimand, scold, scapegoat) | |
| give a talking-to(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| haul over the coals(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| have a go at(expression, idiom, scold, scapegoat) | |
| have words(expression, reprimand, scold) | |
| jump on(expression, scold, scapegoat) | |
| land on(expression, scold, scapegoat) | |
| pick on(expression, scold, scapegoat) | |
| rake over the coals(expression, idiom, reprimand, scold) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (1970). tear off a strip thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/tear_off_a_strip/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 1970. "tear off a strip thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/tear_off_a_strip/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed October 1, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 1970, tear off a strip thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 1 October, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/tear_off_a_strip/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "tear off a strip thesaurus" 1 January 1970. Web. 1 October 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/tear_off_a_strip/thesaurus/synonyms> |