Synonym of brings someone to book

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scolds rebukes reprimands reproaches berates castigates upbraids censures chides reproves rates chastises admonishes lambastes carpets criticises criticizes dresses down lectures remonstrates with tells off goes on at keelhauls rags bawls out blames nags pulls up raps slates takes to task ticks off blasts hauls over the coals blows up chews out monsters pitches into rows wigs bastes bollocks calls down comes down on flays gives someone a dressing-down gives someone an earful gives someone a roasting gives someone a rocket gives someone a rollicking gives someone a talking-to gives someone a telling-off gives someone hell hammers jaws laces into lambasts lays into objurgates reads someone the Riot Act reams out scores slaps down tears into tongue-lashes lets someone have it raps over the knuckles reprehends trims vituperates abuses asperses cautions cavils chastens denounces disciplines disparages expostulates finds fault with gives someone a caning has a go at preaches puts on the mat rails rants at reams recriminates reprobates reviles taunts threaps vilifies gives someone a mouthful gives someone a row gives someone a wigging gives someone some stick gives someone what for reads the riot act takes someone to task gives a rocket gives someone a bollocking gives someone a rating jumps on keeps aft lights into puts down rails against rails at takes to the woodshed tears someone off a strip yells at gives a talking-to hauls someone over the coals has someone on the carpet lays down the law rakes over the coals sends someone away with a flea in their ear

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corrects blows up at brings to book recompenses visits ferules pummels skelps spanks throws the book at chews someone out leans on climbs all over comes down on someone like a ton of bricks

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punishes penalises penalizes beats canes gets lashes mistreats murders scalps sentences thumps wallops whips batters flogs harms hurts injures misuses oppresses scourges manhandles blacklists cuffs debars defrocks dismisses drops on executes exiles expels fines immures incarcerates metes out punishment to paddles skins alive switches tears down trains makes an example of slaps someone's wrist teaches someone a lesson attends to beats up does in gives it to someone raps knuckles raps someone's knuckles slaps wrist cracks down on gives a lesson to gives someone a going-over gives someone the works gives the works knocks about roughs up teaches a lesson gives a going over comes down on like a ton of bricks

Nearby Words

brings someone to God brings someone to heel brings someone to their knees brings someone to their senses brings someone to trial brings someone under the yoke brings someone round to brings someone round brings someone off brings someone low brings someone into the fold brings someone into disrepute

Antonym of brings someone to book

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