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81sail into — scold or criticize very hard, attack As soon as I came in the door she sailed into me for being late …
82skin alive — scold angrily, spank or beat She told her son that if he was late for dinner she would skin him alive …
83take to task — scold for a fault or error I was taken to task by the supervisor for not arriving at work on time …
84scoldingly — scold·ing·ly …
85read the riot act — Scold at length …
86rounds of the kitchen, give one the — Scold one …
87tell one where one gets off — Scold one …
88what for, give one — Scold (or punish) one …
89Cucking stool — Ducking stool at Leominster. Last used in 1809 …
90upbraid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. reprove, chide, admonish, rebuke, reprimand, scold; accuse, charge, revile. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reproach, scold, vituperate, condemn, denounce, lecture, chide, reprehend,… …