Đồng nghĩa của taking to task

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lampooning ridiculing nagging at refuting coming down hard on passing strictures upon holding someone to blame holding someone responsible holding accountable complaining to questioning calling to account jumping down one's throat 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 taking on disagreeing with indicting rejecting running something down declaiming against charging with showing up discrediting impeaching stigmatising declaiming stigmatizing prosecuting insulting slandering dooming sentencing calumniating barking at finding fault riling accusing slanging tongue-lashing growling tying into yelling at railing giving someone a dressing-down beating up on vilipending lighting to ripping into smearing traducing swearing imprecating blaspheming cavilling at thundering against complaining of darning banishing penalising banning expelling convicting casting out dratting cussing confounding inveigling against objecting to penalizing giving a rocket flaying giving flak to throwing brickbats at nitpicking about bagging on giving a bad press to scorching tearing to shreds protesting complaining expostulating adjudging putting away blowing whistle on calling down belittling hanging something on pointing finger at depreciating pinning it on coming down on letting have it laying at one's door framing sending up pronouncing naming sending up the river taking issue with making a protest to exprobating scorning incriminating backbiting lecturing rebuffing disciplining cavilling animadverting caviling getting after tearing apart picking apart reading out looking askance defaming libeling libelling speaking ill of slighting dumping on doing a hatchet job on blackening the name of dragging through the mud speaking evil of spreading lies about speaking badly of sullying the reputation of throwing mud at blackening giving a bad name blackening the reputation of conducting a smear campaign against minimizing discounting minimising trash-talking doing down tearing down bringing into disrepute arguing against diminishing dismissing taking exception to deriding degrading kissing off talking down playing down rapping demonizing ripping up demonising dishonouring dishonoring scoffing at giving a black eye criticizing unfairly opposing scandalising blackening the character of scandalizing contradicting disputing rebutting slinging mud at misrepresenting taunting jumping down someone's throat controverting gainsaying staining bringing discredit to giving black eye sullying debasing offending nagging gossiping about mistreating voodooing jinxing digging oppressing persecuting quarreling with zinging injuring miscalling riding hosing ragging on skinning alive disgracing putting a whammy on swearing at doing a number on cutting down calling names cutting to the quick shouting at blowing off cussing out calling someone names charging undervaluing trivializing underestimating underrating deflating downgrading disdaining marginalizing minifying mocking misprizing lowering sneering marginalising sneering at laughing off laughing at holding cheap treating lightly trivialising detracting from pooh-poohing putting hooks in making light of criminating bringing to trial inculpating preferring charges against putting on trial trying bringing a charge against taking to court laying charges against bringing charges against having the law on taxing holding at fault bringing a case against

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