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To scold or berate somebody

To command the doing of by one's authority

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

Verb

To scold or berate somebody

haul over the coals

give someone a dressing-down

let someone have it

give someone a bollocking

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a telling-off

tear off a strip

give someone a rollicking

give someone what for

remonstrate with

give a talking-to

rap over the knuckles

give someone hell

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone a rating

give someone a caning

give someone a row

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rake over the coals

slap on the wrist

find fault with

tear a strip off

slap someone's wrist

jump down one's throat

call on the carpet

take to the woodshed

give a piece of one's mind

come down hard on

fulminate against

lay down the law

inveigh against

call to account

give a going over

tell a thing or two

rap on knuckles

bite someone's head off

strongly criticize

criticize severely

have words with

rake over coals

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

reprimand severely

give tongue-lashing

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give going-over

give piece of mind

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

snap someone's head off

mete out punishment to

criticize strongly

make an example of

give comeuppance

point the finger

express disapproval of

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

call over the coals

throw brickbats at

cast aspersions on

give some stick to

give a bad press to

vituperate against

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

give the business

jump down someone's throat

come down on like a ton of bricks

throw the book at

give someone stick

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

drag through the mud

do a hatchet job on

bring into disrepute

drag through the mire

give a bad name

bring discredit to

bring shame upon

give a black eye

reflect badly on

rip up and down

tar and feather

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

take issue with

go for the jugular

declaim against

oppose strongly

make a fuss about

complain vociferously about

kick up a fuss about

take exception to

raise objections to

kick up a stink about

take a stand against

speak out against

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

give someone a bad press

expostulate about

bellyache about

hold responsible

protest strongly at

protest against

sound off about

blacken the name of

pass strictures upon

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

disagree violently with

make a stand against

make a protest against

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

remonstrate about

give a rough time

assault verbally

jump on one's case

blacken someone's reputation

show someone up

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

hold someone to blame

deliver a tirade to

criticize harshly

animadvert upon

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

hold accountable

give something a bad press

give a tongue-lashing

bring to account

express strong disapproval of

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

cut down to size

cut to the quick

object strongly to

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

be in opposition to

be on at someone

put in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

thunder against

take great exception to

be hypercritical

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Verb

To command the doing of by one's authority

lay down the law

put your foot down

decriminalize^US

legitimatize^US

legitimatise^UK

decriminalise^UK

give the green light to

give the order to

give the command to

particularize^US

particularise^UK

give the go-ahead to

give the thumbs up to

bring into effect

pronounce lawful

give the stamp of approval to

put into effect

give directions

make demands on

arrange a date for

arrange a time for

give instructions

constitutionalize

follow through with

put laws in force

make it a condition

have as a condition

make provision for

put one's finger on

make a judgement

put into practice

railroad through

give the seal of approval to

put pressure on

use pressure on

put the heat on

put the screws on

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Verb

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

burn someone's ears

rake over the coals

pin your ears back

put someone on the griddle

put someone on the hot seat

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