Chew out
Chew out verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
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Synonyms for Chew out
Rake over the coals and chew out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rake over the coals" instead a verb "Chew out".
Rake over the coals
Chew out and rake over the coals are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chew out" instead a verb phrase "Rake over the coals".
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Related pairs
- lambaste and chew out
- lambaste and rake over the coals
- lecture and chew out
- lecture and rake over the coals
- chastise and chew out
- chastise and rake over the coals
- castigate and chew out
- castigate and rake over the coals
- chide and chew out
- chide and rake over the coals
- rebuke and chew out
- rebuke and rake over the coals
- censure and chew out
- censure and rake over the coals
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Rake over the coals and Chew out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chew_out/rake_over_the_coals
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