| give what for(verb, expression, idiom, reprimand, reproach) |
| go after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) |
| harangue(criticize, rebuke) |
| have at(verb, expression, condemn, object, blame) |
| have on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, correct, humiliate) |
| inveigh(verb, criticize, blame, protest, complain) |
| jump all over(verb, expression, idiom, reprimand, reproach) |
| kick(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, object) |
| lay down the law(verb, expression, idiom, abuse, scorn) |
| lay into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) |
| lean on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) |
| let have it(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, criticize) |
| load with reproaches(expression, idiom) |
| object(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame) |
| objurgate(verb, correct, discipline, humble, humiliate) |
| penalize(verb, correct, criticize, censure, discipline) |
| protest(verb, criticize, condemn, object, blame) |
| pummel(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) |
| punish(verb, correct, criticize, censure, discipline) |
| rake over coals(verb, expression, idiom, blast, reprimand) |