Give the dickens
Scold and give the dickens are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scold" instead a verb phrase "Give the dickens".
Scold
Scold verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Give the dickens and scold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Give the dickens" instead a verb "Scold".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rap and give the dickens
- rap and scold
- lecture and give the dickens
- lecture and scold
- castigate and give the dickens
- castigate and scold
- chide and give the dickens
- chide and scold
- rebuke and give the dickens
- rebuke and scold
- censure and give the dickens
- censure and scold
- denounce and give the dickens
- denounce and scold
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