to attack someone verbally, to lambast, to go hard on someone
Jemanden scharf kritisieren, verbal angreifen oder hart zur Rechenschaft ziehen.
To criticize someone harshly or to attack them verbally.
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Der Journalist begann, vom Leder zu ziehen, als er über die Korruption schrieb.— The journalist began to lambast [the officials] when he wrote about corruption.
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In der Debatte wurde er ordentlich vom Leder gezogen.— He was attacked verbally quite heavily during the debate.