Synonym of brought someone to book

Verb

scolded rebuked reprimanded reproached berated castigated upbraided censured chid chided reproved rated chastised admonished lambasted carpeted criticised criticized dressed down lectured remonstrated with told off went on at gone on at keelhauled ragged bawled out blamed nagged pulled up rapped slated took to task taken to task ticked off blasted hauled over the coals blew up blown up chewed out monstered pitched into rowed wigged basted bollocked called down came down on come down on flayed gave someone a dressing-down given someone a dressing-down gave someone an earful given someone an earful gave someone a roasting given someone a roasting gave someone a rocket given someone a rocket gave someone a rollicking given someone a rollicking gave someone a talking-to given someone a talking-to gave someone a telling-off given someone a telling-off gave someone hell given someone hell hammered jawed laced into laid into objurgated read someone the Riot Act reamed out scored slapped down tore into torn into tongue-lashed let someone have it rapped over the knuckles reprehended trimmed vituperated abused aspersed cautioned cavilled caviled chastened denounced disciplined disparaged expostulated found fault with gave someone a caning given someone a caning had a go at preached put on the mat railed ranted at reamed recriminated reprobated reviled taunted threaped vilified gave someone a mouthful given someone a mouthful gave someone a row given someone a row gave someone a wigging given someone a wigging gave someone some stick given someone some stick gave someone what for given someone what for read the riot act took someone to task taken someone to task gave a rocket given a rocket gave someone a bollocking given someone a bollocking gave someone a rating given someone a rating jumped on kept aft lit into put down railed against railed at took to the woodshed taken to the woodshed tore someone off a strip teared someone off a strip yelled at gave a talking-to given a talking-to hauled someone over the coals had someone on the carpet laid down the law raked over the coals sent someone away with a flea in their ear

Antonym of brought someone to book

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