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17
chew out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
15
dress down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
14
tell off(verb, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
13
take to task(verb, idiom, charge, attack)
11
bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
7
find fault with(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, charge)
6
tick off(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize)
5
call to account(verb, idiom)
5
give a dressing-down(verb, idiom)
5
put down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, sound)
5
rail at(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, reprimand)
4
bring to book(verb, idiom)
4
call down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
3
have words with
3
jump all over(verb, idiom, charge, criticize)
3
jump on(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, censure)
3
light into(verb, attack, criticize, reproach)
2
blow off(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
blow the whistle on(idiom, charge, criticize, censure)
2
call on the carpet(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
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