Verb
1. scold ::
wamthethisa
2. chastise ::
ngikujezise
3. upbraid ::
upbraid
4. berate ::
abathethise
5. reprimand ::
ukhuze
6. reprove ::
sola
7. rebuke ::
Ngokukhuza
8. admonish ::
eluleke
9. censure ::
sola
10. lambaste ::
lambaste
11. lecture ::
inkulumo
13. take to task ::
ukuthatha emsebenzini
15. tell off ::
ukutshela off
16. dress down ::
bagqoke phansi
17. bawl out ::
bawl ukuphuma
18. blow up at ::
kuqhunyiswa ngesikhathi
19. give someone an earful ::
kuzonika omunye i earful
20. give someone a roasting ::
ufonele othize yokuwugazinga
23. slap someone's wrist ::
ngezimpama isihlakala kothile
24. rap over the knuckles ::
rap phezu knuckles
25. give someone hell ::
ukunikeza umuntu esihogweni
26. take to the woodshed ::
thatha ukuba woodshed
27. have a go at ::
abe go at
28. give someone what for ::
ukunikeza umuntu lokho ngoba
29. chew out ::
ukuhlafuna ukuphuma
30. ream out ::
alda ukuphuma
31. castigate ::
castigate
32. chasten ::
ngibalaye
33. reprehend ::
reprehend