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cry shame upon
3
descend upon(verb, attack, bother, enter)
3
gang up on
3
hit like lightning
3
lay hands on
3
pounce on(verb, phrasal verb, attack, hide)
3
swoop down upon
2
lay siege to(idiom, charge, beat, hurt)
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rip into(verb, beat, attack, criticize)
2
round on(verb, criticize, lambaste)
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set about(verb, phrasal verb, attack, criticize)
2
skin alive(criticize, challenge, disparage, denounce)
2
stand up to(idiom, stop, attack, maintain)
2
take on(take, meet, attack, fight)
2
tear into(attack, disparage, denounce, malign)
2
work over(verb, phrasal verb, advance, attack)
1
abstain from(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
1
assault physically(charge, beat, hurt, bother)
1
blacken name(insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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blow violently(verb, take, attack, rush)
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