Đồng nghĩa của calling on the carpet

bawling out berating calling down carpeting chewing out lambasting reprimanding rebuking censuring scolding upbraiding reproaching chastising castigating criticizing lecturing criticising dressing down rating reaming out chiding reproving admonishing telling off giving a rocket reprehending pitching into giving someone a dressing-down hauling over the coals lacing to giving someone a wigging laying into giving someone a roasting tearing into taking to task giving someone a telling-off giving someone a rating rapping over the knuckles giving someone a rollicking rapping giving someone hell tearing off a strip having a go at reading the riot act trimming giving someone what for keelhauling letting someone have it ticking off bollocking objurgating slapping down giving someone a mouthful ragging giving someone an earful pulling up giving someone a bollocking rowing basting flaying giving a talking-to giving someone some stick giving someone a caning wigging ranting at blasting remonstrating with sending someone away with a flea in their ear railing against tongue-lashing giving someone a row blowing up railing at blaming coming down on checking scoring putting on the mat condemning jawing hammering monishing giving a piece of one's mind talking to lessoning rapping on knuckles denouncing speaking to giving a going over coming down hard on telling a thing or two nagging slapping on wrist cautioning strongly criticizing drawing the line slapping someone's wrist sending someone away with a flea in his lighting to lowering the boom giving the dickens finding fault harassing exprobating calling to account taking to the woodshed getting after slating going on at getting on flaming taking down blowing up at giving a hard time taking down a peg burning one's ears frying ripping jumping down one's throat jumping on going after carping on trouncing raking leaning on climbing all over sounding off zapping tearing apart jawboning opposing pummelling speaking adjuring chastening disciplining pummeling advising finding fault with bringing to book counseling counselling throwing the book at warning coming down on like a ton of bricks correcting giving someone stick glueing jacking up forewarning gluing sitting on dinging growling hoisting noticing railing abusing reviling vituperating excoriating attacking dissing slamming knocking punishing slagging off panning disparaging savaging raking over the coals reprobating roasting pillorying putting down bagging vilifying bashing slashing penalizing crucifying rubbishing haranguing caning denigrating fulminating against penalising deprecating reaming arraigning cutting up scathing tearing a strip off denunciating maligning trashing belaboring pulling apart belabouring aspersing inveighing against impugning assailing bad-mouthing potshotting faulting slagging skewering rollicking running down casting aspersions on ripping into blistering dispraising besmirching derogating giving someone a bad press scourging picking holes in skinning vituperating against animadverting on pulling to pieces accusing decrying laying down the law slurring taking to pieces sledging execrating scorching carping at lashing disapproving of sentencing raving at mauling pouring scorn on picking to pieces dealing with hitting out at giving some stick to yelling at disapproving rapping knuckles sailing into caviling cavilling deploring scorning anathematizing defaming recompensing discrediting incriminating proscribing judging whipping cavilling at beating indicting giving flak to nitpicking about throwing brickbats at giving a bad press to calling over the coals nagging at criticizing severely impeaching giving something a bad press teaching a lesson giving a lesson to cracking down on meting out punishment to expostulating remonstrating arguing with smearing fustigating preaching visiting carping ostracising ostracizing spanking shellacking flogging hitting stigmatizing recriminating framing clobbering slugging shooting down prosecuting pointing the finger at lashing into inculpating passing strictures upon expelling getting angry with shouting at jumping all over giving one hell stigmatising taking apart cutting down laying at one's door giving the business giving someone the works trying wading into lashing out at letting fly at giving it to someone lamming into giving something a going-over making an example of skinning alive bagging on having someone on the carpet fining sorting out refuting feruling skelping exprobrating attasking moralising moralizing branding protesting complaining assaulting verbally ridiculing lampooning threaping disagreeing with slandering taunting harshing piling in ranking on giving going-over starting on starting in taking disciplinary action against calumniating traducing deriding striking cudgeling slapping cudgelling smothering dressing-down chewing taking on disgracing dishonoring dishonouring rejecting having words tearing to pieces slanging libeling libelling insulting giving piece of mind grounding raking over coals rapping across the knuckles severely reprimanding jumping on one's case snapping someone's head off going for the jugular biting someone's head off giving tongue-lashing strafing having words with giving someone a telling off tearing someone a new one putting on the carpet giving comeuppance laying on giving a tongue-lashing expressing disapproval of declaiming setting upon cussing out criticizing hatefully eating out giving someone a carpeting keeping after calling to task slogging fluffing deflating browbeating despising contemning backbiting animadverting rebuffing criticizing harshly dooming throwing shade cutting to bits picking at doing a number on complaining about giving bad press nit-picking giving the devil declaiming against charging with showing up swearing cursing bringing to account having your knife in casting a slur on picking apart looking askance reading out imprecating blaspheming repressing softening subjugating afflicting suppressing giving someone a ticking-off giving an injunction to naming adjudging belittling depreciating pronouncing darning banishing convicting dratting banning cussing confounding taking issue with charging thrashing assaulting digging into tucking into drubbing scarifying putting away sending up having a word with talking with casting out thundering against complaining of crying down inveigling against objecting to blowing whistle on hanging something on pointing finger at pinning it on making a protest to sending up the river putting someone in their place taking down a peg or two criminating scapegoating laying out dragging over the coals rapping someone the knuckles bringing someone to trial putting on trial bringing charges against preferring charges against bringing a charge against taking to court laying charges against having the law on taxing holding at fault bringing a case against mistreating scalping getting walloping thumping wallopping murdering oppressing misusing injuring hurting battering harming manhandling tanning someone's hide handicapping executing training dropping on incarcerating roughing up switching defrocking exiling attending to blacklisting doing in fixing someone's wagon punishing severely tearing down cuffing debarring dismissing paddling knocking about beating up immuring saddling imputing fingering docking inflicting a penalty on amercing exacting a penalty from awarding a penalty against imposing a penalty on imposing penalty putting at disadvantage mulcting imposing a sentence on hitting with inflicting handicap imprisoning slapping with holding responsible holding accountable pointing the finger assigning liability to finding guilty of laying a bad trip on considering guilty of accusing of assigning fault to placing the blame on assigning guilt to pointing a finger at passing the buck holding liable laying a guilt trip on laying the blame on

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calling out calling out for calling out to calling over calling over the coals calling round calling one's bluff calling on calling off all bets calling off calling names calling it quits on