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| drag over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| drub(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| excoriate(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| flog(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| lean on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) | |
| penalize(verb, correct, criticize, censure, discipline) | |
| pummel(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| punish(verb, correct, criticize, censure, discipline) | |
| rake over coals(verb, expression, idiom, blast, reprimand) | |
| rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, correct, abuse) | |
| read the riot act(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| ream(verb, abuse, criticize, fight, scorn) | |
| reprove(verb, correct, abuse, reprimand, reproach) | |
| scarify(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| scathe(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| scourge(verb, correct, criticize, censure, discipline) | |
| tear into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, abuse, criticize) | |
| thrash(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| whip(verb, criticize, censure, protest, reprimand) | |
| carpet(verb, blast, reprimand, reproach) |
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