Đồng nghĩa của having someone on the carpet

chastening castigating chastising correcting disciplining penalising penalizing punishing admonishing afflicting berating censuring chiding exprobating objurgating rebuking reprehending repressing reprimanding reproaching reproving scolding scourging softening subjugating suppressing tongue-lashing trying upbraiding calling down fulminating against taking to task raking over the coals lambasting denouncing abusing slating nagging carpeting reviling blasting basting reprobating criticizing rating disparaging cautioning vilifying threaping cavilling rapping wigging taunting caviling keelhauling recriminating hammering blaming ragging vituperating lecturing rowing railing aspersing flaying scoring reaming jawing bollocking expostulating criticising trimming preaching telling off putting down laying into tearing into remonstrating with pulling up dressing down railing against ticking off railing at giving a rocket pitching into giving the business giving someone a dressing-down hauling over the coals lacing to giving someone a wigging bawling out jumping on giving a talking-to giving someone a roasting taking to the woodshed giving someone a telling-off finding fault with going on at lighting to giving someone some stick bringing to book giving someone a rating putting on the mat rapping over the knuckles giving someone a caning giving someone a rollicking giving someone hell ranting at chewing out tearing off a strip having a go at reading the riot act sending someone away with a flea in their ear giving someone what for letting someone have it giving someone a row laying down the law blowing up taking someone to task slapping down giving someone a mouthful coming down on giving someone an earful reaming out slapping someone's wrist keeping after giving someone a bollocking yelling at condemning excoriating attacking dissing slamming flaming slagging off haranguing savaging knocking belaboring bashing panning pummelling pummeling belabouring roasting pillorying tearing a strip off scathing potshotting inveighing against bad-mouthing denigrating blowing up at rubbishing crucifying lashing giving a piece of one's mind bagging trashing ripping into maligning assailing blistering calling on the carpet raving at jumping down one's throat checking smearing skewering scorching slashing running down talking to cutting up shouting at criticizing severely casting aspersions on insulting arraigning slandering calling over the coals cursing caning accusing calumniating traducing calling to account monishing fulminating defaming coming down hard on lessoning besmirching harassing impugning slurring faulting slanging slagging dispraising speaking to throwing the book at deprecating pulling apart leaning on derogating dealing with vituperating against pulling to pieces letting fly ripping disapproving warning visiting raking trouncing jawboning growling decrying lamming into discrediting rollicking lashing out at libeling libelling protesting complaining denunciating wading into contemning scorning letting fly at whipping stigmatizing climbing all over carping at skinning strongly criticizing remonstrating sailing into mauling backbiting drawing the line coming down on like a ton of bricks swearing at execrating rapping on knuckles slapping on wrist giving a going over pouring scorn on taking to pieces telling a thing or two hitting out at tearing apart expressing disapproval of stigmatising ostracising judging ostracizing animadverting on taking apart taking somebody to task declaiming against finding fault giving some stick to getting after cussing out jumping all over taking issue with giving one hell meting out punishment to reprimanding severely rounding on annoying pestering recompensing branding attasking feruling skelping spanking exprobrating sorting out lampooning moralising moralizing lashing out advising counseling adjuring counselling exploding setting upon ridiculing zapping opposing frying ranking on giving going-over satirizing dressing-down speaking raking over coals deriding striking cudgeling shellacking hitting slapping cudgelling smothering rapping someone's knuckles satirising chewing bursting out disgracing dishonoring dishonouring tearing to pieces giving piece of mind gluing dinging glueing forewarning hoisting noticing despising proscribing criticizing harshly disapproving of cavilling at having words giving somebody a piece of one's mind giving tongue-lashing giving comeuppance laying on erupting with anger keeping nothing back lashing into sitting on jacking up sounding off giving a tongue-lashing rapping across the knuckles severely reprimanding giving someone a telling off tearing someone a new one taking down having words with bringing to account rejecting nitpicking about carping on giving someone stick pointing the finger at calling to task criticizing hatefully eating out giving someone a carpeting throwing brickbats at sledging casting a slur on going after teaching a lesson ragging on making an example of criticizing strongly tearing down picking on deploring taking down a peg sending someone away with a flea in his giving the dickens lowering the boom slighting belittling giving the devil picking holes in giving flak to beating flogging thrashing anathematizing deflating browbeating getting on giving a hard time drubbing scarifying incriminating animadverting rebuffing giving someone a bad press having your knife in burning one's ears giving a bad press to bagging on offending declaiming prosecuting starting on giving someone a ticking-off giving an injunction to running something down giving something a bad press indicting charging with showing up impeaching discounting minimizing picking apart looking askance reading out oppressing persecuting vilipending assaulting digging into tucking into having a word with talking with miscalling minimising zinging injuring riding hosing arguing with riling cutting down blowing off doing a number on calling names cutting to the quick putting someone in their place taking down a peg or two laying out dragging over the coals rapping someone the knuckles trash-talking dumping on giving a black eye making a protest to crying down tying into beating up on barking at thundering against raging against expostulating about remonstrating about challenging protesting strongly at sentencing putting up a fight against opposing strongly disagreeing violently with fuming inveighing kicking up making a fuss about kicking against complaining vociferously about taking great exception to ranting thundering speaking out against kicking up a fuss about complaining bitterly about kicking up a stink about kicking vociferating making a protest against taking a stand against objecting making a stand against raising objections to objecting to handicapping 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 fining

having someone over a barrel having someone pegged having someone round having someone sent back having someone sent home having someone's hide having someone on having someone in the palm of one's hand having someone in one's hip pocket having someone handed over having someone eating out of one's hand having someone do something