put someone on the hot seat

slap down

attack blister castigate damn excoriate flay lambaste lash pan scorch scourge slash vilify

burn someone's ears crawl all over lash into pin someone's ears back put someone on the griddle rake over the coals read the riot act to rip into scathe shoot down

compliment laud mend praise protect

attack blister damn lash pan scorch score scourge slap slash

burn someone's ears castigate crawl all over drub excoriate flay lambaste lash into pin someone's ears back put someone on the griddle rake over the coals read the riot act to rip into scarify shoot down vilify

mend praise protect