Đồng nghĩa của giving someone what for

rebuking scolding berating reprimanding reproaching upbraiding admonishing castigating chastising lambasting blasting censuring chiding reproving carpeting lecturing ragging railing vituperating bollocking telling off dressing down letting someone have it lacing to laying into pitching into pulling up reaming out bawling out giving a piece of one's mind criticizing taking to task hauling over the coals giving someone a telling-off giving a rocket giving someone a dressing-down giving someone a roasting giving someone an earful giving someone a rollicking chewing out having a go at criticising tearing off a strip reading the riot act rapping over the knuckles giving someone a bollocking ticking off rating trimming calling down giving someone a wigging objurgating giving someone a mouthful giving someone a rating keelhauling giving a talking-to reprehending giving someone hell remonstrating with rapping wigging giving someone a caning giving someone a row rowing giving someone some stick coming down on slapping down blowing up sending someone away with a flea in their ear tearing into flaying tongue-lashing basting putting on the mat ranting at railing against railing at scoring hammering jawing blaming blowing up at condemning raking over the coals chastening reaming slapping someone's wrist jumping on flaming denouncing calling on the carpet disciplining nagging checking abusing jumping down one's throat taking to the woodshed going on at excoriating taking someone to task putting down finding fault with slating dissing coming down hard on correcting cautioning bringing to book tearing a strip off reprobating monishing talking to yelling at lessoning pummelling pummeling lighting to leaning on reviling speaking to giving a going over lashing accusing raking climbing all over slapping on wrist disparaging throwing the book at punishing strongly criticizing drawing the line coming down on like a ton of bricks visiting rapping on knuckles cavilling telling a thing or two blistering jawboning caviling laying down the law scorching attacking exprobrating raking over coals sending someone away with a flea in his lowering the boom giving the dickens giving somebody a piece of one's mind giving tongue-lashing panning skinning denunciating knocking bagging speaking adjuring advising warning counseling counselling giving someone stick 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 teaching a lesson ragging on making an example of criticizing strongly meting out punishment to tearing down picking on criticizing hatefully slanging shouting at giving one hell chewing eating out haranguing cussing out giving someone a carpeting jumping all over finding fault exprobating 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 giving the business taunting recriminating threaping aspersing having someone on the carpet vilifying preaching expostulating keeping after belaboring flogging scathing dragging over the coals beating caning scarifying penalising bashing thrashing potshotting assailing criticizing severely slamming trashing savaging whipping scourging laying out penalizing belabouring drubbing rapping someone the knuckles giving comeuppance dishonoring giving the devil dishonouring pointing the finger at laying on discrediting defaming calling to task expressing disapproval of disgracing glueing jacking up gluing growling forewarning sitting on dinging hoisting noticing skelping spanking recompensing feruling reprimanding severely slagging off pillorying roasting fulminating against rubbishing denigrating inveighing against maligning cutting up bad-mouthing running down impugning crucifying slashing decrying arraigning pulling apart skewering 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 attasking lashing out moralising moralizing cavilling at debasing doing down blackening nagging at satirizing ranking on giving going-over 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 giving piece of mind 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

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giving some slack giving some stick to giving something a bad press giving something a battering giving something a check-up giving something a facelift giving someone trouble giving someone to understand giving someone to believe giving someone tips giving someone the works giving someone the sack