Đồng nghĩa của drawing the line

drawing a line fixing a limit setting an end point setting a stopping point

objecting protesting remonstrating demurring opposing raising objections arguing complaining disapproving expressing objections protesting against taking exception condemning expressing disagreement expressing disapproval expressing objections to grousing lodging a protest minding taking exception to arguing against cavilling caviling expressing disagreement with expressing disapproval of griping grumbling lodging a protest against moaning quibbling raising objections to remonstrating against taking issue beefing disapproving of excepting expostulating having a problem kicking making a fuss quarreling with spurning taking issue with cavilling at complaining about grousing about grumbling about having a problem with kvetching moaning about taking a stand against baulking balking beefing about challenging crabbing criticising criticizing crossing deprecating disagreeing disavowing discommending discountenancing disesteeming disputing dissenting drawing the line at griping about inveighing making a fuss about quibbling about ranting about begging to differ frowning on kvetching about kicking up a fuss kicking up a stink railing against raising objection sounding off taking on kicking up a fuss about kicking up a stink about making an objection making a stink tangling with going-one-on-one mixing it up with

admonishing reprimanding chiding rebuking censuring reproving berating scolding upbraiding reproaching castigating chastising lambasting carpeting criticising criticizing lecturing telling off cautioning checking pulling up ticking off blowing up bollocking dressing down lacing to laying into pitching into taking to task trimming bawling out chewing out giving someone a telling-off hauling over the coals objurgating rating reprehending tearing into dinging forewarning giving someone a dressing-down giving someone an earful giving someone a roasting giving someone hell gluing glueing growling hoisting noticing rapping reading the riot act reaming out giving someone a rollicking having a go at letting someone have it rapping over the knuckles calling down giving someone a bollocking giving someone a mouthful giving someone a wigging giving someone some stick giving someone what for jacking up sitting on speaking to strongly criticizing talking to giving someone a rating giving someone a rocket rapping on knuckles slapping on wrist calling on the carpet coming down hard on giving a going over rapping someone over the knuckles slapping down slapping someone on the wrist tearing off a strip telling a thing or two giving a piece of one's mind sending someone away with a flea in their ear blasting ragging warning adjuring chastening disciplining advising counseling counselling correcting basting wigging keelhauling pummelling speaking rowing pummeling nagging remonstrating with finding fault with coming down on giving a talking-to ranting at railing against tongue-lashing taking someone to task railing at throwing the book at putting on the mat bringing someone to book chewing someone out giving someone a caning coming down on like a ton of bricks giving someone stick giving someone a row slapping someone's wrist condemning blaming hammering denouncing excoriating flaying scoring jawing attacking dissing raking over the coals haranguing vituperating abusing slating reviling knocking flaming putting down reaming punishing roasting panning slamming slagging off disparaging caning bagging railing tearing a strip off giving a rocket pillorying vilifying reprobating preaching fulminating against jumping on blowing up at jumping down one's throat savaging bashing penalizing rollicking slashing moralizing sermonizing cutting up penalising denigrating moralising impugning lighting to sermonising crucifying rubbishing accusing preachifying laying down the law blistering faulting pontificating taking to pieces exprobating scourging assailing yelling at taking to the woodshed going on at pontifying scorning teaching pulling apart slagging dispraising sailing into lashing denunciating aspersing monishing caviling cavilling scorching lessoning giving someone a bad press visiting skinning leaning on climbing all over holding forth getting on a soapbox arraigning maligning potshotting edifying calling to account belaboring stigmatizing raving at disapproving trashing scathing deprecating ripping defaming belabouring raking smearing evangelizing incriminating ethicizing recriminating declaiming calling over the coals jawboning whipping trouncing beating stigmatising flogging picking holes in disapproving of picking to pieces evangelising bringing to book recompensing vituperating against addressing expatiating perorating spanking tearing apart spouting ripping into getting after rapping someone's knuckles spieling mouthing off making an example of meting out punishment to pointing the finger at sounding off teaching someone a lesson tearing down jumping all over passing judgment reprimanding severely dealing with cursing exprobrating sorting out carping threaping taunting expostulating feruling skelping harassing branding ridiculing lampooning nagging at zapping opposing frying chewing animadverting on discrediting slanging slandering raking over coals ranking on giving going-over passing strictures upon dressing-down giving someone a telling off tearing someone a new one calumniating traducing besmirching strafing having words charging contemning backbiting animadverting ostracising remonstrating judging rebuffing ostracizing disgracing dishonoring dishonouring giving somebody a piece of one's mind giving tongue-lashing deflating browbeating deriding striking cudgeling shellacking hitting slapping cudgelling smothering taxing libeling skewering libelling insulting rapping across the knuckles severely reprimanding having words with giving piece of mind picking apart looking askance carping at reading out cussing out refuting taking down keeping after having someone on the carpet giving one hell sledging criticizing hatefully shouting at eating out giving someone a carpeting ragging on giving comeuppance laying on sending someone away with a flea in his giving the dickens lowering the boom carping on going after expressing disapproval of criticizing strongly finding fault getting on taking down a peg taking somebody to task giving a hard time burning one's ears lashing into derogating picking on calling to task despising having your knife in giving someone a ticking-off giving an injunction to fustigating giving the devil sticking it to expressing disapprobation thinking badly of expressing disapprobation of assaulting verbally arguing with bad-mouthing disagreeing with piling in trying repressing softening having on the carpet subjugating afflicting suppressing casting aspersions on inveighing against shooting down starting on starting in putting someone in their place taking down a peg or two taking on casting a slur on running down taking apart blowing piling it on persuading talking big jumping on one's case snapping someone's head off going for the jugular biting someone's head off dogmatizing expounding pronouncing thrashing drubbing scarifying philosophizing discoursing orating ministering talking exhorting descanting spouting off sermonizing to earbashing pontificating to spouting to going on giving sermon apostrophizing spouting at preachifying to soapboxing preaching to going on about accosting ranting spieling to stumping giving a lecture to holding forth to raving sounding off to buttonholing speechifying to delivering a tirade to declaiming to inculpating impeaching philosophising indicting mistreating scalping getting walloping thumping wallopping murdering sentencing framing saddling imputing oppressing misusing injuring hurting battering harming laying out dragging over the coals criticizing severely rapping someone the knuckles fingering manhandling holding responsible holding accountable executing giving someone the works teaching a lesson training slapping wrist dropping on giving it to someone incarcerating rapping knuckles roughing up switching defrocking giving a lesson to exiling expelling attending to cracking down on blacklisting skinning alive doing in giving a going-over punishing severely cuffing debarring dismissing paddling knocking about giving the works beating up immuring fining holding liable accusing of assigning fault to placing the blame on laying the blame on assigning liability to assigning guilt to pointing the finger finding guilty of laying at one's door laying a bad trip on considering guilty of pointing a finger at passing the buck laying a guilt trip on

drawing the line at drawing the line on drawing the lines of drawing the longbow drawing the long bow drawing the short straw drawing the inference drawing taut drawing table drawing straws drawing somebody's attention to drawing slate