Verb
1. scold ::
baara
2. chastise ::
apịa
3. upbraid ::
upbraid
4. berate ::
katọọ
5. reprimand ::
mba
6. reprove ::
adọ aka ná ntị
7. rebuke ::
nba-
8. admonish ::
adụ ha ọdụ
9. censure ::
ikpoasi
10. lambaste ::
lambaste
11. lecture ::
nkuzi
13. take to task ::
ewe iji ọrụ
15. tell off ::
agwa anya
16. dress down ::
ejiji ala
17. bawl out ::
bawl si
18. blow up at ::
ịfụ na
19. give someone an earful ::
nye onye ihe earful
20. give someone a roasting ::
nye onye a amịkpọ
23. slap someone's wrist ::
ụra mmadụ nkwojiaka
24. rap over the knuckles ::
RAP n'elu nkwonkwo mkpịsị
25. give someone hell ::
nye onye hell
26. take to the woodshed ::
iri na woodshed
27. have a go at ::
nwere a laa na
28. give someone what for ::
nye onye ihe maka
29. chew out ::
na-ata si
30. ream out ::
ream si
31. castigate ::
castigate
32. chasten ::
dua
33. reprehend ::
reprehend