Đồng nghĩa của rapping over the knuckles

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 a dressing-down giving someone an earful giving someone a roasting giving someone a rollicking keelhauling 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 tearing into coming down on slapping down hammering blaming flaying condemning basting putting on the mat tongue-lashing ranting at railing against railing at scoring jawing flaming excoriating slating dissing finding fault with chastening raking over the coals abusing denouncing pummelling pummeling putting down attacking reviling disciplining reaming jumping on tearing a strip off slapping someone's wrist knocking slamming caning bagging disparaging nagging vituperating blowing up at jumping down one's throat calling on the carpet pillorying savaging bashing roasting rollicking vilifying haranguing correcting panning slashing checking reprobating slagging off bringing to book cutting up taking to the woodshed going on at giving a piece of one's mind railing impugning punishing crucifying fulminating against rubbishing pulling apart blistering taking to pieces sailing into cautioning monishing talking to yelling at lessoning cavilling lighting to leaning on giving someone a bad press caviling laying down the law penalizing denigrating assailing potshotting belaboring accusing visiting arraigning raking deprecating speaking to picking holes in giving a going over picking to pieces scathing lashing exprobating getting after climbing all over slapping on wrist throwing the book at penalising tearing apart strongly criticizing drawing the line coming down on like a ton of bricks rapping on knuckles criticizing severely aspersing trashing calling to account telling a thing or two jawboning scorching belabouring attasking exprobrating raking over coals skinning denunciating giving tongue-lashing sending someone away with a flea in his lowering the boom giving the dickens giving someone a telling off tearing someone a new one speaking adjuring advising warning counseling counselling giving someone stick flogging dragging over the coals beating scarifying thrashing whipping scourging laying out drubbing rapping someone the knuckles ripping carping on sounding off zapping opposing frying going after trouncing giving the business taunting recriminating threaping having someone on the carpet preaching expostulating keeping after rapping across the knuckles having words ripping into severely reprimanding finding fault getting on harassing taking down giving a hard time taking down a peg burning one's ears 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 cussing out giving someone a carpeting jumping all over discrediting defaming giving comeuppance dishonoring giving the devil dishonouring pointing the finger at laying on calling to task expressing disapproval of disgracing refuting sledging faulting slagging dispraising maligning derogating ostracising scorning incriminating remonstrating judging contemning backbiting rebuffing picking apart ostracizing reading out looking askance animadverting disapproving carping at glueing jacking up gluing growling forewarning sitting on dinging hoisting noticing jumping on one's case fustigating shooting down starting on biting someone's head off snapping someone's head off assaulting verbally piling in going for the jugular starting in vituperating against taking on arguing with disagreeing with taking disciplinary action against putting on the carpet recompensing skelping spanking feruling carping disapproving of lampooning animadverting on passing strictures upon ridiculing nagging at bad-mouthing running down slurring decrying inveighing against besmirching skewering slandering stigmatizing belittling casting aspersions on calumniating traducing smearing pulling to pieces stigmatising hitting out at libelling libeling mauling throwing brickbats at dragging through the mud pouring scorn on giving a bad press to cavilling at deriding doing a hatchet job on sullying degrading execrating bringing into disrepute smirching lowering besmearing blackening shaming debasing staining tarnishing deploring tainting speaking ill of giving some stick to soiling dragging through the mire injuring giving a bad name defiling damaging objecting to doing a number on blotting vilipending insulting bringing discredit to taking apart nitpicking about spoiling bringing shame upon scandalizing giving flak to cursing spotting muckraking charging casting a slur on giving a black eye disrespecting blotching scandalising breathing on indicting reflecting badly on befouling bringing shame on anathematizing taking exception to slinging mud at flinging mud at ripping up and down reducing branding depreciating impeaching tarring and feathering running smear campaign spreading scandal about imputing inculpating crying down complaining about taxing raving at diminishing detracting dumping on bagging on prosecuting framing taking issue with criminating finding lacking slighting holding responsible talking down holding accountable detracting from laying at one's door tearing to pieces kicking up a fuss about kicking up a stink about lashing out at minimizing thundering frowning on ranting fulminating undervaluing hitting underestimating challenging dismissing looking askance at discounting underrating calling over the coals inveighing protesting against objecting complaining trash-talking opposing strongly embarrassing naming minimising playing down undermining poisoning speaking out against kissing off fingering scoffing at raising objections to doing down speaking evil of making a fuss about complaining vociferously about abhorring pooh-poohing griping about despising detesting taking a stand against preferring charges against laying charges against arguing against spreading lies about carping about whining about blackening the name of throwing mud at sullying the reputation of blackening the reputation of protesting moaning about quibbling about grousing about grouching about declaiming disputing fuming conducting a smear campaign against proscribing nitpicking over raging against thundering against beefing about whingeing about bellyaching about animadverting upon tearing to shreds declaiming against demeaning implicating finding unacceptable sounding off about downgrading giving something a bad press citing expostulating about protesting strongly at remonstrating about badmouthing devaluing cussing disfavoring summonsing spouting raving disesteeming disfavouring trivializing discountenancing shellacking prejudicing mocking humbling lamming into exposing blemishing making a protest against kicking against alleging jeering at nit-picking perverting giving something a battering wading into summoning complaining bitterly about kicking hanging something on pointing finger at lashing into attributing misprizing letting fly at minifying disagreeing violently with going on about picking at skinning alive frowning upon accusing of taking a dim view of charging with treating lightly arraigning for making light of bringing charges against making a stand against trivialising prosecuting for sneering at trying impeaching for holding cheap bringing to trial for pointing the finger putting up a fight against filing charges against taking to court for making accusations about pointing a finger at putting on trial for letting fly speaking badly of rounding on getting angry with lashing out bringing under fire giving a rough time contradicting rebutting confronting taking satirizing sniping at reviewing unfavorably heaping holding forth against satirising slapping cudgelling smothering striking cudgeling marking down taking away controverting gainsaying dooming sentencing deflating throwing stones at taking swipe at giving a tongue-lashing setting upon swearing clobbering slogging fluffing slugging disdaining mistreating demonizing voodooing jinxing digging blackguarding ruining showing someone up adjudging pronouncing imprecating blaspheming thinking wrong not supporting demonising banishing dratting darning convicting banning expelling confounding rapping knuckles twitting moralising moralizing cutting down quarreling with jumping down someone's throat putting away sending up having words with dressing-down selling short ripping up criticizing harshly blowing whistle on pinning it on cutting to bits dragging someone's name through the mud dragging through mud slinging mud complaining of casting out inveigling against bringing to account spurning clamoring against looking down on having your knife in ranking on giving going-over discommending negating expressing a poor opinion of zinging remonstrating against raging giving bad press putting a whammy on exposing to ridicule sending up the river presenting giving piece of mind holding up to shame questioning raising an expressing strong disapproval of repressing softening subjugating afflicting suppressing sticking it to expressing disapprobation expressing disapprobation of thinking badly of throwing shade passing on indicting for singling out scapegoating suing blowing the whistle serving summons filing claim bringing charges laying blame on censuring with apprehending recriminating for lodging complaint betraying taxing with incriminating for arresting putting on trial taking to court having the law on bringing someone to trial bringing a charge against holding at fault bringing a case against vociferating storming riling blustering huffing holding someone to blame complaining to speaking out excepting raining objecting strongly to expressing disagreement with griping squabbling dissenting bickering resisting taking issue arguing fighting lodging a protest against combatting taking exception combating withstanding demurring taking a stand menacing making a stand intimidating kicking up taking great exception to mouthing off about vociferating about hurting tying into beating up on humiliating destroying barking at swearing at characterizing labelling labeling ranting and raving downplaying saddling abasing understating marginalizing cheapening squashing classifying classing categorizing marking squelching marginalising sinking fouling holding liable identifying describing placing the blame on assigning fault to laying the blame on laughing off shooting full of holes laughing at taking a swipe at cutting down to size cutting to the quick assigning guilt to assigning liability to compromising calling categorising characterising discoursing orating considering guilty of laying a guilt trip on finding guilty of laying a bad trip on passing the buck talking addressing descanting expatiating mouthing off exhorting perorating serving with a summons facing with charges marking out accusing of being labelling negatively earbashing spouting to sermonizing to pontificating to putting in a bad light showing in a bad light blackening someone's name showing up bringing into disfavour preaching to accosting sermonising sermonizing spieling apostrophizing soapboxing stumping holding forth to buttonholing declaiming to spouting at preachifying to spieling to speechifying to delivering a tirade to holding forth getting on a soapbox giving a lecture to sounding off to

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