Chew out
Chew out verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
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Synonyms for Chew out
Rap across the knuckles and chew out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rap across the knuckles" instead a verb "Chew out".
Rap across the knuckles
Chew out and rap across the knuckles are semantically related. You can use "Chew out" instead a verb phrase "Rap across the knuckles".
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Related pairs
- castigate and chew out
- castigate and rap across the knuckles
- berate and chew out
- berate and rap across the knuckles
- scold and chew out
- scold and rap across the knuckles
- upbraid and chew out
- upbraid and rap across the knuckles
- reprimand and chew out
- reprimand and rap across the knuckles
- take to task and chew out
- take to task and rap across the knuckles
- dress down and chew out
- dress down and rap across the knuckles
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Rap across the knuckles and Chew out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chew_out/rap_across_the_knuckles
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