Đồng nghĩa của taking to the woodshed

scolding berating admonishing castigating rebuking abusing denouncing nagging reprimanding reproaching slating upbraiding blasting carpeting lambasting reviling basting cautioning censuring chastening chastising chiding criticising criticizing disparaging rating reprobating reproving threaping vilifying blaming cavilling caviling disciplining hammering keelhauling lecturing ragging rapping recriminating reprehending taunting vituperating wigging aspersing bollocking flaying jawing railing reaming rowing scoring expostulating objurgating preaching trimming putting down telling off laying into pulling up remonstrating with tearing into dressing down railing against railing at ticking off bawling out chewing out finding fault with jumping on lighting to pitching into ranting at reaming out giving someone a bollocking lacing to letting someone have it slapping down tongue-lashing blowing up giving a talking-to hauling over the coals having a go at laying down the law reading the riot act giving a rocket giving someone a caning raking over the coals yelling at calling down coming down on giving someone a row giving someone a wigging giving someone some stick going on at taking to task bringing to book giving someone a mouthful rapping over the knuckles giving someone a dressing-down giving someone an earful giving someone a roasting giving someone a rollicking giving someone a telling-off giving someone hell putting on the mat tearing off a strip giving someone a rating giving someone what for sending someone away with a flea in their ear having someone on the carpet keeping after slapping someone's wrist giving the business flaming blowing up at condemning haranguing dissing excoriating harassing scorching lessoning exprobating checking monishing blistering chewing slanging taking down cussing out criticizing hatefully tearing a strip off eating out shouting at giving one hell giving someone a carpeting jumping all over finding fault taking down a peg speaking to getting on giving a hard time talking to calling to account getting after burning one's ears calling on the carpet attacking slamming knocking slagging off pummelling pummeling pillorying bashing panning bagging savaging roasting fulminating against rubbishing denigrating belaboring inveighing against maligning belabouring assailing cutting up bad-mouthing trashing running down caning impugning crucifying slashing decrying potshotting scathing pulling apart skewering arraigning lashing taking to pieces defaming punishing insulting derogating deprecating denunciating giving a piece of one's mind belittling jumping down one's throat rollicking giving someone a bad press hitting out at correcting slandering casting aspersions on dispraising calumniating libeling libelling traducing ripping into slurring raving at smearing lashing out at slighting cursing protesting execrating sailing into slagging faulting penalizing throwing brickbats at pulling to pieces ranting taking apart stigmatizing discrediting pouring scorn on fulminating penalising vituperating against criticizing severely speaking ill of vilipending contemning anathematizing dumping on disapproving scorning declaiming calling over the coals stigmatising animadverting on ridiculing remonstrating complaining beating coming down hard on scourging letting fly at speaking evil of picking holes in whipping going for the jugular inveighing leaning on spreading lies about bringing into disrepute throwing mud at sullying the reputation of blackening the reputation of blackening the name of kicking up a fuss about kicking up a stink about conducting a smear campaign against giving a bad name dragging through the mud doing a hatchet job on rounding on raging lampooning sledging visiting minimizing setting upon besmirching deploring ripping tearing to pieces thrashing discounting drubbing animadverting backbiting arguing with carping lamming into thundering carping at raking depreciating growling trouncing disapproving of judging shellacking speaking storming wading into throwing the book at accusing cussing jawboning skinning spouting raving shooting down picking to pieces mauling objecting fuming tearing apart proscribing deriding climbing all over strongly criticizing drawing the line minimising rapping on knuckles slapping on wrist thundering against coming down on like a ton of bricks giving a going over ragging on telling a thing or two tearing down swearing at giving something a bad press calling names kicking sounding off giving a bad press to crying down objecting to laying out going on about expressing disapproval of giving a black eye criticizing strongly trash-talking taking issue with going after reprimanding severely letting fly branding exprobrating lashing out recompensing feruling skelping spanking moralising moralizing attasking warning advising counseling adjuring counselling cavilling at debasing doing down blackening nagging at satirizing ranking on giving going-over speaking badly of giving a tongue-lashing zapping opposing frying despising nitpicking about mistreating demonizing voodooing jinxing digging refuting raking over coals satirising dressing-down rapping knuckles passing strictures upon striking cudgeling hitting slapping cudgelling smothering giving flak to assaulting demonising incriminating ostracising rebuffing ostracizing giving piece of mind disgracing dishonoring dishonouring bagging on twitting offending giving tongue-lashing ripping up skinning alive jumping down someone's throat diminishing giving some stick to having words with picking apart looking askance reading out having words weighing into falling on setting about fustigating dismissing criticizing harshly gluing rapping across the knuckles dinging glueing forewarning severely reprimanding hoisting noticing giving someone a telling off tearing someone a new one lashing into flogging casting a slur on assaulting verbally giving comeuppance laying on making an example of meting out punishment to scarifying dooming sentencing giving someone stick hurling insults at oppressing persecuting disagreeing with reviewing unfavorably bringing under fire jeering at giving something a battering teaching a lesson swearing pointing the finger at calling to task carping on sitting on jacking up picking on piling in giving the devil thumping pasting turning on battering flying at putting a whammy on miscalling zinging injuring riding hosing starting on starting in imprecating blaspheming framing naming adjudging pronouncing sending someone away with a flea in his giving the dickens lowering the boom making a protest to having your knife in taking on darning banishing convicting dratting banning expelling confounding demeaning striking out at putting away sending up detracting cutting down blowing off doing a number on cutting to the quick jumping on one's case snapping someone's head off biting someone's head off trying repressing softening subjugating afflicting suppressing blowing whistle on hanging something on pointing finger at pinning it on casting out complaining of inveigling against laying at one's door sending up the river kissing off talking down making fun of playing down dragging over the coals rapping someone the knuckles raging against expostulating about remonstrating about declaiming against challenging protesting strongly at blustering huffing protesting against putting up a fight against opposing strongly disagreeing violently with kicking up making a fuss about kicking against complaining vociferously about taking great exception to speaking out against complaining bitterly about vociferating making a protest against taking a stand against making a stand against raising objections to speaking out moaning grouching whining griping grizzling grumbling whingeing fussing making a stand intimidating taking a stand menacing grousing repining crabbing bellyaching bleating wailing screaming crying caterwauling beefing keening grumping mouthing off about animadverting upon vociferating about croaking yammering yawping whimpering maundering muttering hollering murmuring kvetching squealing squawking bawling yauping yelping yapping yowling ranting and raving grouching about discoursing orating sounding off about working over beefing about kicking up a fuss complaining vehemently about having at cracking down on bellyaching about taking exception mouthing off talking exhorting addressing descanting expatiating perorating sermonizing to earbashing pontificating to spouting to spieling apostrophizing soapboxing preaching to accosting sermonising stumping holding forth to buttonholing sermonizing declaiming to spouting at preachifying to spieling to speechifying to delivering a tirade to giving a lecture to sounding off to holding forth getting on a soapbox

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