slap down
• reprimand someone forcefully.
• "Uncle Max was always slapping me down for being big-headed"
Similar:
reprimand,
rebuke,
reproach,
scold,
admonish,
take to task,
squash,
squelch,
put down,
put someone in their place,
take down a peg or two,
deflate,
tell off,
tick off,
have a go at,
