Verb
1. reprimand ::
ukhuze
2. rebuke ::
Ngokukhuza
3. admonish ::
eluleke
4. chastise ::
ngikujezise
5. chide ::
baphikisana
6. censure ::
sola
7. upbraid ::
upbraid
8. reprove ::
sola
9. reproach ::
isihlamba
10. scold ::
wamthethisa
11. berate ::
abathethise
12. take to task ::
ukuthatha emsebenzini
13. lambaste ::
lambaste
16. tell off ::
ukutshela off
17. give someone an earful ::
kuzonika omunye i earful
19. give someone a roasting ::
ufonele othize yokuwugazinga
21. slap someone's wrist ::
ngezimpama isihlakala kothile
22. dress down ::
bagqoke phansi
23. bawl out ::
bawl ukuphuma
24. give someone hell ::
ukunikeza umuntu esihogweni
25. blow up at ::
kuqhunyiswa ngesikhathi
26. lay into ::
walala ku
27. blast ::
Ukuqhuma
28. zing ::
Zing
29. have a go at ::
abe go at
30. give someone what for ::
ukunikeza umuntu lokho ngoba
31. chew out ::
ukuhlafuna ukuphuma
32. ream out ::
alda ukuphuma
33. reprehend ::
reprehend