362 entries under expression topic. ×
| put out(verb, upset, annoy, injure) | |
| put screws to(verb, idiom, annoy, suppress) | |
| put the squeeze on(verb, idiom, annoy, suppress) | |
| put through wringer(verb, idiom, hurt, bother) | |
| put to use(verb, idiom, develop, use) | |
| put upon(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue) | |
| rag on(verb, phrasal verb, attack, sound) | |
| raise Cain(wrong, shock, insult, offend) | |
| rake over the coals(idiom, criticize, scorn, insult) | |
| rap knuckles(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct) | |
| reach boiling point(wrong, shock, insult, offend) | |
| rip up(verb, phrasal verb, attack, sound) | |
| rough treatment(noun, discipline, reprimand, sanction) | |
| rub salt in wound(verb, idiom, hurt, bother) | |
| scuzz up(corrupt, taint, sully) | |
| set upon(verb, attack, criticize, strike) | |
| shake fist at(verb, idiom, pressure, bully) | |
| shake up(verb, phrasal verb, trouble, cut) | |
| shoot down(verb, attack, criticize, strike) | |
| short shrift(noun, discipline, reprimand, sanction) |
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