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rub down(verb, phrasal verb, contraction, pulverulence)
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rub off(verb, phrasal verb, scrape)
7
wear down(verb, phrasal verb, destroy, smooth)
4
cut down(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
4
grind to powder(idiom, pulverulence)
4
reduce to powder(idiom, pulverulence)
4
wear away(verb, phrasal verb, destroy, rub)
4
wear out(verb, phrasal verb, decline, diminish)
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make mincemeat of
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hit where one lives(idiom, upset, trouble, bother)
2
make waves(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
tick off(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
turn off(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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ask for it(idiom, upset, trouble, bother)
1
beat down(verb, smooth, crush, level)
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become threadbare(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
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become worn(verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
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burn up(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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chop up(verb, reduce, crush, grind)
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cut off(verb, phrasal verb, trim, scrape)
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