call on the carpet

advise berate censure chide enjoin exhort rebuke reprimand scold upbraid warn

check counsel ding forewarn glue growl hoist notice rap reprove

call down come down hard on draw the line give a going over give a piece of one's mind jack up rap on knuckles sit on slap on wrist speak to talk to tell a thing or two tell off

allow compliment flatter laud permit praise

applaud approve commend extol

read the riot act take to task tongue-lash

admonish berate blame castigate censure condemn rebuke reprimand reproach scold upbraid

check flay monish rate reprehend reprove

call down exprobate find fault give a hard time lesson slap on the wrist speak to take down take down a peg talk to tell off tick off

applaud approve commend compliment exonerate flatter laud praise

abuse baste berate blame censure rail rate revile scold upbraid vituperate

tongue-lash

approve commend compliment praise

be quiet

admonish berate castigate censure chide go after oppose reprimand reproach scold upbraid

blame fry give a talking-to jawbone lecture lesson monish pay rake read reprehend reprove rip zap

bawl out carp on chew out climb all over dress down jump down one's throat jump on lay into lean on sit on sound off take to task tear apart tell off tick off

approve compliment flatter laud praise

admonish castigate censure chide criticize denounce rebuke reproach upbraid

lecture monish rap reprehend reprove

chew out come down on dress down give piece of one's mind give the dickens light into lower the boom take to task tell off tick off

commend compliment flatter laud praise

forgive reward

berate bicker brawl dispute jaw quarrel ream scold scrap spat squabble tiff wrangle

bawl out tongue-lash

agree give in make peace

concur