pull sb up
— phrasal verb with pull /pʊl/ verbDefinition
› to tell someone that they have done something wrong: She's always pulling me up for/over my bad spelling.Chastising and rebuking
(Definition of pull sb up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admonition noun
- bawl sb out phrasal verb
- be a reproach to sb/sth idiom
- be in sb's face idiom
- bollocking noun
- carpet verb (CRITICIZE)
- crucify verb
- flay sb alive idiom
- give sb a rocket idiom
- give sb what for idiom
- jump on sb phrasal verb
- lecture verb
- put sb in their place idiom
- read (sb) the riot act idiom
- reprimand verb
- scold verb
- send sb away with a flea in their ear idiom
- tear a strip off sb idiom
- throw the book at sb idiom
- tick sb off phrasal verb (SPEAK SEVERELY)
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