intransitive. To express disapproval; to employ reprehension or rebuke.

transitive. To reprove, reprimand, rebuke, check sharply or severely. A person.

intransitive. To express disapproval or condemnation of someone or something; to deliver a reprimand.

To make friendly remonstrances or representations for the purpose of reprehension or dissuasion; to reason or remonstrate in a friendly manner with…

to rap (a person) on the knuckles (also fingers) and variants: to punish with a rap on the fingers, knuckles, etc. Frequently figurative: to…

give it With dative or to: To make an attack either with blows or words. Also colloquial, to give it hot.

transitive. To deliver a reprimand to (a person); to rebuke, reprove. Also intransitive.

U.S. colloquial. to pin a person's ears back: to defeat a person; to chastise or rebuke a person.

intransitive. To address a person angrily; to tell off. Frequently with at.

to jump down a person's throat: to respond to a person with excessive alacrity or eagerness; spec. (a) (in early use) to be overly attentive or…

Originally U.S. Military. to chew (a person's) ass: to reprimand (a person) severely.

In figurative phrases. to slap (a person or thing) down: to snub, suppress, or rebuke; to slap (a person's) wrist: to scold or reprimand; to slap (a…