picksomeoneup onsomething
phrasal verbwithpickverbuk/pɪk/us/pɪk/
tocriticizesomeone about something they have said:
"Iwanttopickyou up on thepointyou made a fewminutesago aboutpersonalmorality, Archbishop."
Histeacherpickedhim up on hispronunciation.
Chastising & rebuking
- admonitory
- barracking
- bawl
- bawlsomeoneout
- be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
- carpet
- chasten
- keelhaul
- lecture
- pullsomeoneup
- punchbag
- punching bag
- putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
- rapsomeoneover the knucklesidiom
- reproach
- reproachful
- shame
- tear
- there'll be hell to payidiom
- upbraid