Synonym of slap someone's wrist

sanction penalise penalize discipline punish chastise bring to book throw the book at rap knuckles discipline someone for reprimand chasten crack down on teach a lesson sentence give a lesson to come down on like a ton of bricks mete out punishment to come down on castigate reprehend fine punish severely recompense scapegoat give it to someone give someone the works make an example of tan someone's hide whip someone's hide give something a going-over correct deal with ground condemn slap with hit with amerce dock impose penalty inflict a penalty on impose a penalty on impose a sentence on mulct take disciplinary action against rap over the knuckles lay down the law exact a penalty from pronounce sentence on mete out mete out justice to sort out doom pass sentence on convict book railroad visit reprove upbraid rebuke carpet remonstrate with dress down give someone a dressing-down give someone a roasting give a rocket put on the carpet put on the mat judge imprison charge award a penalty against levy put exact impose sting assess sconce make one pay through the nose throw book at extort impose a fine on confiscate make pay tax punish by fining seize sequestrate

reproach rebuke reprimand reprove chide scold censure criticise criticize upbraid admonish chastise berate carpet castigate lambaste lecture condemn abuse blame blast discredit flame rate call down defame disparage diss objurgate rap reprehend trim baste denounce flay hammer jaw keelhaul lambast rag row score wig rake ream reprobate accuse cavil disgrace dishonor dishonour jawbone lesson twit dress down tongue-lash rail against rail at take to task tear into tell off give comeuppance lay on rant at remonstrate with bawl out chew out express disapproval of find fault with give a rocket haul over the coals pull up rap over the knuckles tick off call to task give someone a rating give someone a row give someone a wigging give someone some stick have a go at point the finger ream out tear off a strip give a talking-to give someone a dressing-down give someone an earful give someone a roasting give someone a telling-off give someone a mouthful give someone a rollicking give the devil read the riot act give someone what for monster bollock lay into pitch into lace into come down on give someone hell let someone have it give someone a bollocking give someone a caning slap down slap on the wrist put on the mat send someone away with a flea in their ear slate chasten nag put down blow up take to the woodshed rake over the coals go on at excoriate revile discipline caution vituperate talk to light into jump on blow up at bring to book tear a strip off lay down the law call on the carpet harangue vilify threap scorch recriminate taunt blister chew rail asperse slang harass objurate expostulate exprobrate preach exprobate monish check warn counsel adjure correct advise give someone a carpeting eat out shout at cuss out give one hell jump all over criticize hatefully pummel pummelled speak yell at lose one's temper with have someone on the carpet jump down someone's throat keep after bite someone's head off give the business take down call to account get after speak to get on find fault give a hard time take down a peg burn one's ears draw the line strongly criticize give a going over tell a thing or two come down hard on slap on wrist throw the book at rap on knuckles give a piece of one's mind come down on like a ton of bricks give someone stick attack knock slam slag off denigrate rubbish smear malign pan savage decry assail slander slur roast calumniate impugn bad-mouth bash pillory traduce derogate libel besmirch stain blot stigmatize degrade belittle sully arraign run down crucify belabor debase bag tarnish give a black eye rip slash shame stigmatise belabour soil smirch trash lower besmear injure blacken defile fulminate against cut up taint fault drag through the mud drag through the mire bring into disrepute jump down one's throat spoil damage do a number on inveigh against potshot scathe spot blotch deride bring discredit to breathe on reflect badly on befoul bring shame upon cast a slur on give a bad name rip up and down speak ill of do a hatchet job on scandalize cane muckrake deprecate rollick reduce disrespect scandalise lash bring shame on denunciate tar and feather sling mud at spread scandal about fling mud at run smear campaign dispraise incriminate pick holes in rip into skewer slag dis skin pull apart embarrass sail into vituperate against give some stick to slight cast aspersions on lay at one's door hold accountable insult hold responsible deplore charge scorn execrate frame inculpate backbite finger punish remonstrate impeach name take to pieces indict disapprove of impute zing blemish brand give someone a bad press undermine poison animadvert on pull to pieces point finger at shoot down tear down assign guilt to climb all over show up find lacking gripe about complain about grouch about quibble about carp about moan about grouse about whine about minimize discount curse humiliate proscribe humble offend bellyache about whinge about beef about nitpick over contemn persecute oppress disapprove sledge vilipend argue with anathematize prosecute sound off about declaim animadvert hose minimise demean allege detract take apart abase cheapen prejudice fustigate ostracize maul ostracise scourge trounce carp at oppose foul ridicule sink disfavour disfavor disesteem pour scorn on give something a bad press pick to pieces lash out tax hit out at scapegoat dump on cut to the quick criticize severely sound off lay out put someone in their place take down a peg or two impute blame to lay blame on hold accountable for single out hold responsible for condemn for blame for attribute blame to call out go after lean on reprimand severely attask carp complain protest ferule refute cavil at question visit reject criminate badmouth nitpick about lampoon nag at moralise moralize throw brickbats at dress-down fry zap give flak to pass strictures upon rant ride miscall assault verbally have words bag on give a bad press to blackguard ruin rake over coals give tongue-lashing disagree with have words with rave at blacken someone's reputation rap across the knuckles severely reprimand fulminate attribute criticize harshly pile in cudgel slap shellac call over the coals strike smother hit tear someone a new one give someone a dressing down give someone a telling off confront rap someone the knuckles drag over the coals hold someone to blame complain to declaim against charge with start on start in rebuff be rude to call names blow off cut down swear at scream at mete out punishment to rag on make an example of round on let fly deflate browbeat drag through mud drag someone's name through the mud poor-mouth sling mud tear to pieces take on storm rage carp on tear apart criticize strongly teach a lesson give a tongue-lashing be hard on pick on sort out rank on give going-over give piece of mind lash into have your knife in trash-talk jump on one's case snap someone's head off go for the jugular yelp yap inveigh bawl think badly of express disapprobation express disapprobation of stick it to mortify abash bring charges against object to send someone away with a flea in his lower the boom give the dickens bring to account chagrin tear to shreds frown on take issue with disconcert own have at work over crack down on think wrong be against not support make uncomfortable make someone eat crow make someone feel ashamed cut down to size look askance pick apart look askance at discountenance take exception to not believe in make a protest to object discommend negate remonstrate against express a poor opinion of be hostile towards saddle raise an hold liable pass on assign fault to lay the blame on place the blame on accuse of rile growl pass the buck lay a guilt trip on consider guilty of find guilty of lay a bad trip on assign liability to snub cry down tie into insinuate beat up on bark at depreciate skin alive judge pronounce adjudge kick in the teeth slap in the face hit where one lives implicate declare unfit send up put away hang something on blow whistle on thumbs down on pin it on send up the river pin on devalue tax with stick on criticize for lay at the door of attribute to point a lay the blame on someone for attribute liability to lodge complaint hold answerable for declare guilty censure with denounce for mudsling expose diminish compromise put in a bad light ruin the reputation of pooh-pooh damage someone's reputation destroy someone's credibility detract from bring into disfavour show in a bad light blacken someone's name

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