| intercept(verb, grab, confront, corner, waylay) |
| jump on(expression, reprimand, reproach, rebuke, punish) |
| keep aft(expression, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| land on(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| lay down the law(expression, idiom, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| lay into(verb, savage) |
| lecture(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke, berate) |
| let have it(verb, savage) |
| light into(expression, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| nag(reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| objurate(reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| pick on(expression, punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| preach(reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| proposition(verb, grab, confront, corner, waylay) |
| punish(reprimand, scold, scapegoat) |
| put down(expression, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| rake over the coals(expression, idiom, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| rap across the knuckles(expression, idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) |
| rap over the knuckles(expression, aggravate, reprimand, punish, scold) |
| read the riot act(expression, idiom, reprimand, punish, scold) |