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reading the riot act (to)phrasepresent participle of read the riot act (to) to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingsThe officer read the riot act to her for speeding in a school zone. basting, bawling out, berating, calling down, castigating, chastising, chewing out, dressing down, flaying, hammering, jawing, keelhauling, lambasting, lecturing, ragging, railing (at or against), ranting (at), rating, reaming (out), rebuking, reprimanding, reproaching, scolding, scoring, tongue-lashing, upbraiding admonishing, chiding, remonstrating (with), reprovingabusing, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, blaming, blasting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, crucifying, denouncing, dissing(slang), excoriating, faulting, haranguing, knocking, lacing (into), lashing, panning, reprehending, reviling, scourging, slamming, vituperatingbelittling, disparaging, mocking, putting downridiculing, scoffing, scorning laying into, taking to task approving, endorsing(also indorsing), sanctioningextolling, lauding, praising |