Reprove

  • 31Tear strips off — reprove severely …

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  • 32come down on like a ton of bricks — reprove, punish harshly    Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks …

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  • 33take to task — Reprove, reprimand, chide, take to do, call to account, rebuke …

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  • 34Reprimand — Rep ri*mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r[ e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [1913 Webster] Germanicus was severely… …

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  • 35Reprimanded — Reprimand Rep ri*mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r[ e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [1913 Webster] Germanicus was …

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  • 36Reprimanding — Reprimand Rep ri*mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r[ e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [1913 Webster] Germanicus was …

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  • 37rebuke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reproof, reprimand, admonition. v. t. reprove, reprimand, chide, admonish, upbraid. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. condemnation, reproof, reprimand, rebuff, snub, refusal, repulse,… …

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  • 38upbraid — 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,… …

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  • 39re|prov´ing|ly — re|prove «rih PROOV», transitive verb, proved, prov|ing. to show disapproval of; find fault with; blame; scold: »She reproved the boy for teasing the cat. ╂[< Old French reprover, learned borrowing from Late Latin reprobāre …

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  • 40re|prove — «rih PROOV», transitive verb, proved, prov|ing. to show disapproval of; find fault with; blame; scold: »She reproved the boy for teasing the cat. ╂[< Old French reprover, learned borrowing from Late Latin reprobāre …

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