Đồng nghĩa của giving someone a telling off

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 hauling over the coals lacing to laying into pitching into ragging carpeting giving a rocket giving someone a dressing-down 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 rowing coming down on slapping down tearing into flaying basting tongue-lashing ranting at railing against railing at hammering scoring jawing putting on the mat blaming condemning blowing up at raking over the coals chastening denouncing reaming slapping someone's wrist nagging flaming excoriating jumping on calling on the carpet abusing checking disciplining cautioning dissing slating vituperating jumping down one's throat taking to the woodshed going on at putting down giving a piece of one's mind railing finding fault with correcting bringing to book reprobating tearing a strip off monishing talking to yelling at lessoning pummelling pummeling lighting to leaning on reviling warning attacking disparaging punishing accusing visiting raking speaking to giving a going over lashing exprobating climbing all over slapping on wrist throwing the book at strongly criticizing drawing the line coming down on like a ton of bricks rapping on knuckles cavilling telling a thing or two blistering jawboning caviling laying down the law preaching scorching exprobrating having words with raking over coals sending someone away with a flea in his lowering the boom giving the dickens panning skinning denunciating knocking bagging speaking adjuring advising counseling counselling giving someone stick giving somebody a piece of one's mind giving tongue-lashing ripping carping on sounding off zapping tearing apart opposing frying going after rapping across the knuckles trouncing having words ripping into severely reprimanding giving someone a telling off tearing someone a new one finding fault getting after getting on taking somebody to task harassing calling to account taking down giving a hard time taking down a peg burning one's ears criticizing hatefully slanging shouting at giving one hell chewing eating out haranguing cussing out giving someone a carpeting jumping all over teaching a lesson ragging on making an example of criticizing strongly meting out punishment to tearing down picking on giving the business taunting recriminating threaping aspersing having someone on the carpet vilifying expostulating keeping after moralizing moralising giving piece of mind ranking on giving going-over slamming discrediting savaging bashing belaboring flogging scathing dragging over the coals beating caning scarifying penalising thrashing potshotting assailing criticizing severely trashing whipping scourging laying out penalizing belabouring drubbing rapping someone the knuckles defaming giving comeuppance dishonoring giving the devil dishonouring pointing the finger at laying on calling to task expressing disapproval of disgracing giving someone a ticking-off giving an injunction to glueing jacking up gluing growling forewarning sitting on dinging hoisting noticing recompensing skelping spanking feruling slagging off pillorying roasting fulminating against rubbishing denigrating inveighing against maligning cutting up bad-mouthing running down impugning crucifying slashing decrying pulling apart skewering arraigning taking to pieces insulting derogating deprecating belittling rollicking giving someone a bad press hitting out at slandering casting aspersions on dispraising calumniating libeling libelling traducing slurring raving at smearing lashing out at slighting cursing protesting execrating sailing into slagging faulting throwing brickbats at pulling to pieces ranting taking apart stigmatizing pouring scorn on fulminating vituperating against speaking ill of vilipending contemning anathematizing dumping on disapproving scorning declaiming calling over the coals stigmatising animadverting on ridiculing remonstrating complaining letting fly at 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 setting upon besmirching deploring tearing to pieces discounting animadverting backbiting arguing with carping lamming into thundering carping at depreciating disapproving of judging shellacking storming wading into cussing spouting raving shooting down picking to pieces mauling objecting fuming proscribing deriding minimising thundering against swearing at giving something a bad press calling names kicking giving a bad press to crying down objecting to going on about giving a black eye trash-talking taking issue with letting fly branding lashing out attasking cavilling at debasing doing down blackening nagging at satirizing speaking badly of giving a tongue-lashing despising nitpicking about mistreating demonizing voodooing jinxing digging refuting satirising dressing-down rapping someone's knuckles passing strictures upon striking cudgeling hitting slapping cudgelling smothering giving flak to assaulting demonising incriminating ostracising rebuffing ostracizing bagging on twitting offending ripping up skinning alive jumping down someone's throat diminishing giving some stick to picking apart looking askance reading out weighing into falling on setting about fustigating dismissing criticizing harshly lashing into casting a slur on assaulting verbally dooming sentencing hurling insults at oppressing persecuting disagreeing with reviewing unfavorably bringing under fire jeering at giving something a battering swearing piling in thumping pasting turning on battering flying at putting a whammy on miscalling zinging injuring riding hosing starting on starting in imprecating blaspheming framing naming adjudging pronouncing making a protest to having your knife in taking on darning banishing convicting dratting banning expelling confounding demeaning striking out at putting away sending up 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 casting out complaining of inveigling against laying at one's door sending up the river 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 bawling yauping yelping yapping yowling ranting and raving 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 thrill giving someone a ticking-off giving someone authorization giving someone away giving someone a wigging giving someone bondi giving someone a taste of their own medicine giving someone a sweetener giving someone a sob story giving someone a slap in the face giving someone a shout giving someone a sentence