Đồng nghĩa của reading the riot act

admonishing rebuking reprimanding scolding berating castigating censuring chastising chiding criticising criticizing lambasting lecturing reproving upbraiding bawling out dressing down carpeting bollocking telling off laying into taking to task blowing up at hauling over the coals lacing to pitching into chewing out giving someone a dressing-down having a go at letting someone have it reaming out giving a rocket giving someone a bollocking giving someone an earful giving someone a roasting giving someone a telling-off tearing off a strip giving someone a rollicking giving someone what for reproaching rating calling down ragging keelhauling ticking off reprehending rapping over the knuckles remonstrating with giving a talking-to objurgating blasting pulling up trimming giving someone hell giving someone a wigging giving someone a mouthful giving someone a rating flaying tearing into railing against rapping wigging hammering giving someone a row tongue-lashing giving someone a caning scoring railing at rowing coming down on slapping down basting ranting at blowing up giving someone some stick jawing sending someone away with a flea in their ear condemning blaming excoriating raking over the coals denouncing putting on the mat jumping on attacking abusing reviling flaming vituperating slating finding fault with dissing chastening tearing a strip off slamming vilifying panning putting down nagging lashing blistering reaming ripping into scorching slapping someone's wrist savaging bashing disciplining slashing pummelling pummeling scathing jumping down one's throat going on at yelling at railing lighting to calling on the carpet knocking trashing roasting disparaging haranguing checking assailing aspersing potshotting reprobating belaboring taking to the woodshed giving a piece of one's mind slagging off scourging belabouring coming down hard on denigrating rubbishing crucifying cautioning fulminating against correcting sailing into bagging lashing into exprobating accusing scarifying punishing slapping monishing talking to lessoning cavilling bringing to book leaning on caviling drubbing pillorying maligning arraigning deprecating caning pulling apart bad-mouthing carping at running down inveighing against skewering crawling all over ripping speaking to giving a going over finding fault shooting down putting someone on the griddle getting after raking putting someone on the hot seat climbing all over slanging slapping on wrist throwing the book at tearing apart strongly criticizing drawing the line contemning growling coming down on like a ton of bricks visiting tying into pinning your ears back rapping on knuckles criticizing severely beating up on calling to account telling a thing or two trouncing jawboning smearing laying down the law preaching burning someone's ears cutting up exprobrating raking over coals attasking having words with 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 insulting reprimanding severely flogging dragging over the coals beating penalising thrashing whipping laying out penalizing rapping someone the knuckles speaking adjuring advising warning counseling counselling giving someone stick giving the business taunting recriminating threaping having someone on the carpet expostulating keeping after rapping across the knuckles having words severely reprimanding carping on sounding off zapping opposing frying going after criticizing hatefully shouting at giving one hell chewing eating out cussing out giving someone a carpeting jumping all over slandering teaching a lesson ragging on making an example of criticizing strongly meting out punishment to tearing down picking on getting on harassing taking down giving a hard time taking down a peg burning one's ears barking at riling vilipending calumniating crying down traducing cursing moralizing moralising giving piece of mind ranking on giving going-over giving comeuppance dishonoring giving the devil dishonouring pointing the finger at laying on discrediting defaming calling to task expressing disapproval of disgracing shellacking deriding hitting calling over the coals cudgelling striking cudgeling smothering having your knife in scratching incising lacerating lancing cutting skelping spanking recompensing feruling glueing jacking up gluing forewarning sitting on dinging hoisting noticing besmirching slurring cavilling at disapproving of mauling casting aspersions on pouring scorn on nitpicking about giving some stick to picking holes in animadverting on giving flak to vituperating against throwing brickbats at pulling to pieces bagging on sledging hitting out at giving a bad press to derogating injuring impugning rollicking faulting taking to pieces slagging dispraising ostracising scorning incriminating remonstrating judging backbiting rebuffing picking apart ostracizing reading out looking askance giving someone a bad press animadverting disapproving decrying stigmatizing belittling stigmatising libelling libeling dragging through the mud doing a hatchet job on sullying degrading execrating bringing into disrepute smirching lowering besmearing blackening shaming debasing staining tarnishing deploring tainting speaking ill of soiling dragging through the mire giving a bad name defiling damaging objecting to doing a number on blotting bringing discredit to taking apart spoiling bringing shame upon scandalizing spotting muckraking ridiculing 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 picking to pieces running smear campaign spreading scandal about imputing inculpating complaining about taxing carping raving at diminishing detracting dumping 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 nagging at fulminating undervaluing underestimating challenging dismissing looking askance at discounting underrating passing strictures upon inveighing protesting against objecting complaining trash-talking opposing strongly embarrassing naming minimising playing down undermining poisoning speaking out against going for the jugular kissing off fingering scoffing at raising objections to doing down speaking evil of making a fuss about complaining vociferously about abhorring pooh-poohing arguing with griping about despising detesting taking a stand against preferring charges against laying charges against arguing against spreading lies about lampooning carping about whining about blackening the name of throwing mud at sullying the reputation of blackening the reputation of fustigating 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 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 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 refuting lashing out bringing under fire giving a rough time contradicting rebutting assaulting verbally confronting taking satirizing disagreeing with sniping at reviewing unfavorably piling in heaping holding forth against satirising starting on starting in taking on marking down taking away controverting gainsaying dooming sentencing deflating throwing stones at taking swipe at giving a tongue-lashing setting upon swearing clobbering jumping on one's case snapping someone's head off biting someone's head off 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 cutting down quarreling with jumping down someone's throat putting away sending up 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 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 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 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 humiliating destroying 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

dictating commanding decreeing ordaining determining directing ordering prescribing imposing pronouncing enjoining affecting calling controlling deciding demanding establishing governing influencing laying down mandating promulgating choosing setting down setting out bidding charging guiding instructing leading managing regimenting ruling setting shaping stating walking heavy calling the play calling the tune putting your foot down taking the reins having a bearing on proclaiming enacting adjudging authorising compelling announcing declaring obliging forcing constraining requiring authorizing laying down the law installing designating assigning appointing commissioning delegating constituting legislating fixing placing nominating electing making judging settling naming resolving concluding organizing adjudicating specifying organising passing instituting finding arranging selecting employing picking setting up ruling on stipulating deeming enrolling requisitioning signing up voting in formulating assessing requesting forming exacting detailing engaging figuring inaugurating hiring inducting deciding on effecting arbitrating considering postulating estimating esteeming holding founding evaluating refereeing umpiring rating reckoning starting gathering introducing initiating drafting thinking creating launching supposing carrying out perceiving particularizing entitling particularising originating ratifying investing planting bringing about titling electing for confirming fulfilling taking on bidding for recruiting putting in place settling on casting as posting entrusting tasking committing intrusting scheduling arranging a date for arranging a time for defining recommending putting down allocating foresaying dealing blessing trusting intending identifying conducting enacting laws agreeing upon fixing up agreeing on fixing on resolving on deciding upon dealing with guaranteeing spelling out agreeing insisting on conditioning contracting promising insisting upon beginning causing viewing conceiving regarding christening proffering denominating enlisting labelling labeling levying making laws constitutionalizing establishing laws empowering laying allotting handpicking wanting wishing writing prescription picking out making provision for valuing appraising believing counting building basing specificating pledging investing in tendering codifying laws passing laws branding pegging denoting putting chartering innovating developing pioneering implementing advancing pursuing exerting insisting writing a prescription for tabbing proposing slotting tagging recognising classifying recognizing marking appreciating enforcing applying deputing apportioning awarding sentencing stationing predicating securing laying foundation formulating laws ratifying laws surmising putting one's finger on settling upon putting down for opting for pinning down singling out pointing to cherry-picking providing ensuring underwriting having as a condition making it a condition examining trying hearing answering sanctioning sizing up looking on thinking of asseverating fining regarding as building up kicking off implanting corroborating domiciliating getting going inculcating lodging getting moving laying the foundations of erecting mooring getting something working reffing putting laws in force enforcing laws making provision collecting slapping taxing drawing up carrying through administering approving engaging in waging putting through inferring theorizing deducing theorising saying figuring out summing up weighing up clearing up laying down laws executing clapping wreaking wrecking saddling accrediting viewing as seeing as believing to be compassing carrying off following through with pulling off negotiating adopting pronouncing judgement on passing judgement on pronouncing on choosing to do tapping making a judgement bringing to bear bringing into effect making a judgement on making a ruling on giving a verdict on sitting in judgement on laying on co-opting installing as passing upon

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