Đồng nghĩa của giving someone a dressing down

giving someone hell admonishing chastising rebuking reprimanding severely berating castigating chiding pulling up remonstrating with reproaching reproving scolding upbraiding censuring criticising criticizing lambasting lecturing taking to task telling off dressing down rapping bawling out blasting blowing up giving a talking-to giving someone a telling-off hauling over the coals lacing to laying into pitching into ragging carpeting giving a rocket giving someone an earful giving someone a roasting giving someone a rollicking keelhauling rapping over the knuckles reading the riot act ticking off wigging bollocking calling down chewing out coming down hard on giving someone a caning letting someone have it rating reaming out giving someone a mouthful giving someone a wigging giving someone some stick giving someone what for having a go at objurgating reprehending trimming giving someone a bollocking giving someone a rating tearing off a strip sending someone away with a flea in their ear reprimanding giving someone a row tearing into rowing coming down on ranting at railing at slapping down tongue-lashing railing against hammering flaying basting scoring jawing condemning putting on the mat blaming excoriating raking over the coals denouncing vituperating chastening blowing up at reviling abusing nagging reaming jumping on lighting to slapping someone's wrist haranguing attacking slating railing flaming tearing a strip off finding fault with ripping into calling on the carpet slamming potshotting scathing fulminating against checking savaging cautioning dissing jumping down one's throat taking to the woodshed going on at putting down giving a piece of one's mind yelling at slagging off trashing punishing bashing belaboring lashing accusing reprobating monishing calling over the coals talking to lessoning disciplining bringing to book laying down the law belabouring vilifying raving at knocking assailing warning correcting aspersing roasting smearing disparaging slanging raking speaking to giving a going over finding fault exprobating panning wading into climbing all over slapping on wrist strongly criticizing lamming into drawing the line letting fly at rapping on knuckles pummelling pummeling calling to account cavilling telling a thing or two leaning on blistering jawboning caviling preaching scorching exprobrating feruling lashing out at arraigning having words with raking over coals giving tongue-lashing attasking sending someone away with a flea in his lowering the boom giving the dickens dragging over the coals criticizing severely laying out rapping someone the knuckles rapping across the knuckles having words severely reprimanding skinning denunciating bagging giving someone a telling off tearing someone a new one denigrating criticizing hatefully shouting at giving one hell chewing eating out cussing out giving someone a carpeting jumping all over maligning getting after getting on harassing taking down giving a hard time taking down a peg burning one's ears giving the business taunting recriminating threaping having someone on the carpet expostulating keeping after ripping carping on sounding off zapping tearing apart opposing frying going after trouncing rubbishing speaking adjuring advising throwing the book at coming down on like a ton of bricks counseling counselling giving someone stick moralizing moralising giving piece of mind ranking on giving going-over insulting teaching a lesson ragging on visiting making an example of criticizing strongly meting out punishment to tearing down picking on slandering discrediting calumniating defaming traducing vilipending skewering crucifying pointing the finger giving comeuppance dishonoring giving the devil dishonouring laying on calling to task expressing disapproval of disgracing giving someone a ticking-off giving an injunction to cursing penalizing contemning riling growling barking at sailing into tying into bad-mouthing running down beating up on crying down inveighing against lashing into slashing shellacking deriding hitting slapping cudgelling striking cudgeling smothering having your knife in scourging penalising taking disciplinary action against putting on the carpet setting upon rapping knuckles pillorying cutting up impugning decrying caning pulling apart taking to pieces derogating deprecating belittling rollicking giving someone a bad press hitting out at casting aspersions on dispraising libeling libelling slurring slighting protesting execrating slagging faulting throwing brickbats at pulling to pieces ranting taking apart stigmatizing pouring scorn on fulminating vituperating against speaking ill of anathematizing dumping on disapproving scorning declaiming stigmatising animadverting on ridiculing remonstrating complaining speaking evil of picking holes in going for the jugular inveighing spreading lies about bringing into disrepute throwing mud at sullying the reputation of blackening the reputation of blackening the name of kicking up a fuss about kicking up a stink about conducting a smear campaign against giving a bad name dragging through the mud doing a hatchet job on rounding on raging lampooning sledging minimizing besmirching deploring tearing to pieces discounting animadverting backbiting arguing with carping thundering carping at depreciating disapproving of judging beating storming cussing spouting raving shooting down picking to pieces mauling objecting fuming proscribing minimising thundering against whipping swearing at giving something a bad press calling names kicking giving a bad press to objecting to going on about giving a black eye trash-talking taking issue with letting fly branding lashing out cavilling at debasing doing down blackening nagging at satirizing speaking badly of giving a tongue-lashing nitpicking about mistreating demonizing voodooing jinxing digging refuting satirising dressing-down passing strictures upon giving flak to demonising incriminating ostracising rebuffing ostracizing bagging on twitting offending ripping up skinning alive jumping down someone's throat diminishing giving some stick to fustigating picking apart looking askance reading out dismissing criticizing harshly casting a slur on assaulting assaulting verbally hurling insults at oppressing persecuting disagreeing with reviewing unfavorably bringing under fire jeering at giving something a battering dooming sentencing piling in putting a whammy on miscalling zinging injuring riding hosing weighing into falling on setting about starting on starting in swearing framing naming adjudging pronouncing making a protest to taking on imprecating blaspheming demeaning drubbing thumping pasting thrashing turning on battering flying at putting away sending up darning banishing convicting dratting banning expelling confounding detracting cutting down blowing off doing a number on cutting to the quick jumping on one's case snapping someone's head off biting someone's head off trying repressing softening subjugating afflicting suppressing blowing whistle on hanging something on pointing finger at pinning it on laying at one's door sending up the river striking out at casting out complaining of inveigling against kissing off talking down making fun of playing down raging against expostulating about remonstrating about declaiming against challenging protesting strongly at blustering huffing protesting against putting up a fight against opposing strongly disagreeing violently with kicking up making a fuss about kicking against complaining vociferously about taking great exception to speaking out against complaining bitterly about vociferating making a protest against taking a stand against making a stand against raising objections to speaking out moaning grouching whining griping grizzling grumbling whingeing fussing making a stand intimidating taking a stand menacing grousing repining crabbing bellyaching bleating wailing screaming crying caterwauling beefing keening grumping mouthing off about animadverting upon vociferating about croaking yammering yawping whimpering maundering muttering hollering murmuring kvetching squealing squawking ranting and raving bawling yauping yelping yapping yowling grouching about discoursing orating sounding off about working over beefing about kicking up a fuss complaining vehemently about having at cracking down on bellyaching about taking exception mouthing off talking exhorting addressing descanting expatiating perorating sermonizing to earbashing pontificating to spouting to spieling apostrophizing soapboxing preaching to accosting sermonising stumping holding forth to buttonholing sermonizing declaiming to spouting at preachifying to spieling to speechifying to delivering a tirade to giving a lecture to sounding off to holding forth getting on a soapbox

giving someone a drubbing giving someone a flying start giving someone a fright giving someone a good beating giving someone a good drubbing giving someone a good hiding giving someone a dose of their own medicine giving someone a death stare giving someone a cue giving someone a charge giving someone a carpeting giving someone a caning