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haul someone over the coals
haul someone over the coals
synonyms
tear someone a new asshole
rake someone over the coals
scold
rip someone a new asshole
give someone a dressing-down
berate
lecture
objurgate
lambaste
reproach
rap over the knuckles
pull up
slap someone's wrist
have a go at
ream out
reprimand
lace into
let someone have it
tell someone off
reprove
tell off
monster
tear someone a new one
trim
send someone away with a flea in their ear
pitch into
pull someone over the coals
rebuke
lay into
upbraid
rate
tear a strip off someone
tear someone off a strip
reprehend
take to task
tear someone a new arsehole
read someone the riot act
tick off
rip someone a new arsehole
admonish
carpet
give someone a rocket
chide
give someone a rating
chastise
give someone a bollocking
give someone a roasting
chew out
give someone a mouthful
give someone what for
haul someone over the coals
definitions
verb
To express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong.