Đồng nghĩa của take someone to task

rebuke castigate censure berate criticise criticize reprimand scold upbraid reproach reprove chastise admonish lambaste chide carpet lecture rate rag keelhaul hammer lambast flay baste blame score jaw chasten nag arraign attask dress down tell off bawl out chew out remonstrate with haul over the coals ream out tick off call down read the riot act rant at give someone a dressing-down rail at give a talking-to rap over the knuckles tongue-lash rail against give someone a wigging rake over the coals slap on the wrist call to account lay into reprehend have a go at objurgate blast give a rocket tear off a strip give someone a roasting lace into give someone a rollicking condemn pitch into monster give someone a telling-off let someone have it bollock give someone hell give someone an earful give someone a bollocking pull up give someone what for tear into trim give someone a mouthful give someone a rating rap wig attack excoriate give someone a row give someone a caning come down on slate 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complain about grouch about quibble about carp about moan about grouse about whine about gripe about bellyache about whinge about beef about nitpick over rave at sound off about decry disapprove of disapprove deplore contemn judge ostracise remonstrate ostracize expostulate carp at sledge visit besmirch wade into anathematize execrate throw the book at growl get after tear apart slur smear pick to pieces proscribe penalize maul discredit argue with penalise pour scorn on have someone on the carpet slap on wrist speak to climb all over skewer let fly at lam into vituperate against give something a bad press draw the line give a going over slang tell a thing or two come down on like a ton of bricks find fault preach rap on knuckles cast aspersions on strongly criticize pull to pieces jawbone lay down the law hit out at rake deal with let fly sort out carp round on exprobrate rake over coals lash out at have words with give tongue-lashing ridicule lampoon nag at refute send someone away with a flea in his lower the boom give the dickens tear someone a new one give someone a dressing down give someone a telling off reprimand severely have words rap across the knuckles severely reprimand whip adjure speak advise warn counsel give someone stick give the business recriminate threap taunt objurate keep after take down a peg take down harass give a hard time get on burn one's ears insult flog scarify criticize severely thrash rap someone the knuckles drag over the coals beat lay out drub recompense carp on trounce sound off rip fry zap oppose go after give someone a carpeting eat out criticize hatefully give one hell shout at cuss out jump all over chew pass strictures upon lash out hold accountable hold someone to blame question complain to hold responsible spank skelp ferule slander criticize strongly tear down mete out punishment to be hard on rag on teach a lesson make an example of pick on rank on give going-over give piece of mind moralise moralize jump on one's case start on disagree with pile in assault verbally bite someone's head off shoot down snap someone's head off fustigate start in take on go for the jugular stigmatize stigmatise impeach show up declaim against prosecute indict declaim charge with reject calumniate traduce tie into curse beat up on rile cry down bark at vilipend lay on dishonor call to task give comeuppance point the finger at give the devil dishonour disgrace express disapproval of defame cudgel slap deride shellac strike smother hit cavil at ding notice glue forewarn hoist lash into have your knife in bag on give a bad press to nitpick about throw brickbats at give flak to set upon rap knuckles jack up sit on afflict repress soften try suppress subjugate deflate put someone in their place take down a peg or two browbeat tear to shreds send up point finger at frame pronounce hang something on depreciate belittle blow whistle on send up the river thumbs down on pin it on name put away lay at one's door adjudge complain protest make a protest to take issue with scorn backbite animadvert rebuff incriminate read out look askance pick apart take apart object to charge take exception to brand be against do a hatchet job on impute inculpate tax libel dump on detract drag through the mud criminate talk down slight minimize tear to pieces kick up a fuss about kick up a stink about diminish underestimate undervalue thunder frown on despise underrate dismiss rant fulminate challenge look askance at poor-mouth discount trash-talk inveigh protest against object play down scoff at detract from do down minimise write off kiss off oppose strongly speak out against finger raise objections to speak evil of complain vociferously about make a fuss about speak ill of take a stand against lay charges against prefer charges against abhor argue against spread lies about bring into disrepute detest blacken the reputation of blacken the name of sully the reputation of throw mud at downgrade dispute trivialize fume conduct a smear campaign against rage against give a bad name mock animadvert upon find unacceptable lower treat lightly cite protest strongly at expostulate about remonstrate about summons spout rave implicate pooh-pooh discountenance sneer at make a protest against kick against jeer at nit-pick minify misprize give something a battering do a number on allege summon complain bitterly about kick make light of attribute hold cheap trivialise disagree violently with go on about pick at skin alive frown upon accuse of take a dim view of arraign for bring charges against make a stand against prosecute for point a finger at file charges against point the finger put on trial for bring to trial for take to court for impeach for make accusations about cast a slur on put up a fight against get angry with speak badly of bring under fire give a rough time badmouth confront take review unfavorably heap satirize rebut contradict be anti satirise give a tongue-lashing degrade clobber slog slug fluff show someone up disdain debase blacken gainsay be hostile to controvert twit cut down laugh at marginalize laugh off mistreat caluminate voodoo dig demonize mudsling cuss jinx jump down someone's throat dress-down criticize harshly sell short blacken someone's reputation cut to bits demonise bring to account rage give bad press humble clamor against spurn look down on expose to ridicule present squash downplay understate squelch demean hold up to shame be in opposition to quarrel with rip up devalue opprobriate snipe at hold forth against give a black eye put a whammy on marginalise express strong disapproval of thunder against mark down take away think badly of express disapprobation of express disapprobation stick it to throw shade poor mouth pooh pooh sour grapes indict for take swipe at throw stones at scapegoat single out hold at fault bring someone to trial have the law on bring a charge against bring a case against put on trial take to court tax with lay blame on betray recriminate for serve summons incriminate for arrest bring charges apprehend sue lodge complaint blow the whistle censure with file claim be scandalized by be offended by be shocked by vociferate storm think wrong not support cut down to size take a swipe at shoot full of holes cut to the quick lay the blame bluster huff not believe in speak out withstand combat demur gripe squabble bicker rain resist object strongly to take exception lodge a protest against take issue fight express disagreement with except dissent argue make a stand intimidate take a stand menace disfavour discommend disfavor remonstrate against express a poor opinion of zing negate disesteem be hostile towards kick up take great exception to mouth off about vociferate about raise an swear at pass on rant and rave saddle characterize label hold liable assign fault to lay the blame on place the blame on assign guilt to assign liability to discourse orate expose classify class categorize mark consider guilty of find guilty of pass the buck lay a guilt trip on lay a bad trip on address descant expatiate exhort talk perorate mouth off face with charges serve with a summons identify describe earbash pontificate to spout to sermonize to stump accost spiel hold forth to soapbox declaim to apostrophize sermonize preach to sermonise buttonhole taint characterise call categorise deliver a tirade to preachify to spout at spiel to speechify to label negatively accuse of being mark out get on a soapbox hold forth give a lecture to sound off to

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