2 Metaphors for scolding

A SCOLD Is a much more heard of, than least desired to be seen or known, she-kind of serpent; the venomed sting of whose poisonous tongue, worse than the biting of a scorpion, proves more infectious far than can be cured.

" Scolding and finding fault are the most common forms of negative training employed by parents.

2 Metaphors for  scolding