Call down
Call down verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: I was called down by my supervisor for not catching the accounting error sooner
Ream out
Ream out verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: you are so going to get reamed out when the boss learns that you wrecked the company car
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Synonyms for Ream out
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- lambaste and call down
- lambaste and ream out
- lecture and call down
- lecture and ream out
- chastise and call down
- chastise and ream out
- castigate and call down
- castigate and ream out
- chide and call down
- chide and ream out
- rebuke and call down
- rebuke and ream out
- berate and call down
- berate and ream out
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