Word

take to task, v.

censure severely or angrily
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

bawl out berate call down call on the carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand scold take to task trounce

sample sentences

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rebuke rebuker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scolding scolder

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

chiding

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lecture

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reprimand

semantic pointers

hyponym

castigate, correct, chastise, objurgate, chasten tell off, brush down

hypernym

criticize, criticise, knock, pick apart