Verb
1. scold ::
kohete
2. chastise ::
whiu
3. upbraid ::
tawai
4. berate ::
moe roa
5. reprimand ::
riri i
6. reprove ::
riria
7. rebuke ::
whakatupehupehu
8. admonish ::
tohutohu
9. censure ::
whakahē
10. lambaste ::
lambaste
11. lecture ::
kauhau
13. take to task ::
tango ki te mahi
15. tell off ::
korero atu
16. dress down ::
taka ki raro
17. bawl out ::
e vaha i roto i
18. blow up at ::
whakatangi ake i
19. give someone an earful ::
hoatu te tangata he earful
20. give someone a roasting ::
hoatu te tangata tētahi rīhi
23. slap someone's wrist ::
te haenga o kawititanga o te tangata
24. rap over the knuckles ::
rap mo nga pongaponga
25. give someone hell ::
hoatu te tangata reinga
26. take to the woodshed ::
tango ki te woodshed
27. have a go at ::
whai i te haere i
28. give someone what for ::
hoatu te tangata te aha hoki
29. chew out ::
tararua i roto i
30. ream out ::
ream atu
31. castigate ::
ätete a
32. chasten ::
whiua
33. reprehend ::
te hopu i