haul+over+the+coals
91chew out — {v.}, {slang} To scold roughly. * /The boy s father chewed him out for staying up late./ * /The coach chews out lazy players./ Syn.: BAWL OUT, CALL ON THE CARPET, HAUL OVER THE COALS …
92chew\ out — v slang To scold roughly. The boy s father chewed him out for staying up late. The coach chews out lazy players. Syn.: bawl out, call on the carpet, haul over the coals …
93knock — v 1. rap, tap, hit, thump, bang, drum, pound, hammer. 2. strike, smite, thwack, smack, cuff, buffet, punch, box, Scot. dunt, Inf. slug; slap, Inf. whack, Inf. clout, Inf. wallop, Inf. crown, Sl. conk, Sl. bop, Sl. belt, Sl. sock; beat, batter,… …
94castigate — verb Leopold castigated his son for leaving the archbishop s service Syn: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, censure, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind; informal… …
95pull someone up — REPRIMAND, rebuke, scold, chide, chastise, upbraid, berate, reprove, reproach, censure, take to task, admonish, lecture, read someone the Riot Act, haul over the coals; informal tell off, bawl out, dress down, give someone hell, give someone an… …
96bawl out — {v.}, {informal} To reprove in a loud or rough voice; rebuke sharply; scold. * /The teacher bawled us out for not handing in our homework./ Compare: HAUL OVER THE COALS, LIGHT INTO, TELL A THING OR TWO …
97bawl out — {v.}, {informal} To reprove in a loud or rough voice; rebuke sharply; scold. * /The teacher bawled us out for not handing in our homework./ Compare: HAUL OVER THE COALS, LIGHT INTO, TELL A THING OR TWO …
98bawl\ out — v informal To reprove in a loud or rough voice; rebuke sharply; scold. The teacher bawled us out for not handing in our homework. Compare: haul over the coals, light into, tell a thing or two …
99castigate — v. a. 1. Chastise, whip, beat, punish with stripes or the lash, lash, flog. 2. Discipline, correct, punish, chasten. 3. Upbraid, flagellate, fall foul of, dress down, take to task, haul over the coals, censure bitterly, criticise severely, trim… …
100lecture — 1. noun 1) a lecture on children s literature Syn: speech, talk, address, discourse, disquisition, presentation, oration, lesson 2) Dave got a lecture about his daydreaming Syn: scolding, chiding, reprimand …
