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rap over the knuckles
rap over the knuckles
synonyms
rebuke
reprimand
censure
reproach
blast
reprove
carpet
chastise
castigate
rap
give someone a rocket
give someone a roasting
rate
take to task
reprehend
tear someone off a strip
row
objurgate
criticize
lambaste
give someone a rollicking
admonish
give someone hell
dress down
berate
bawl out
ream out
monster
lay into
have a go at
lecture
chew out
remonstrate with
bollock
give someone a bollocking
haul over the coals
upbraid
give someone a dressing-down
tell off
slap someone's wrist
trim
give someone a rating
give someone a mouthful
pull up
chide
give someone an earful
give someone a wigging
give someone what for
let someone have it
give someone a telling-off
rap over the knuckles
definitions