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cry down(verb, attack, dismiss, diminish)
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cut up(verb, phrasal verb, trouble, charge)
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detract from(verb, belittle, minimize, minimise)
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do a mischief(idiom, inexpedience)
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do wrong(harm, debase, KO, defile)
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dress down(criticize, denounce, reproach, taunt)
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dump on(verb, phrasal verb, upset, meet)
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find fault with(verb, idiom, charge, slight)
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foul language(noun, idiom, vulgarity, blasphemy)
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go for(verb, attack, criticize, strike)
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hard words(idiom, disapprobation)
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impose on(verb, phrasal verb, take, do)
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lead astray(ruin, spoil, corrupt, deprave)
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load with reproaches(idiom, disapprobation)
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pick on(verb, phrasal verb, attack, sound)
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read out(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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take away(criticize, lower, condemn, blame)
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take to task(idiom, charge, criticize, scorn)
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work over(verb, upset, beat, attack)
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wreak havoc on(idiom, harm, spoil, injure)
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