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put down(verb, criticize, challenge, disparage)
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put the squeeze on(idiom, trouble, attack, annoy)
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put up a fight(verb, idiom, stop, attack)
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rag on(disparage, denounce, smear, malign)
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rake over the coals(verb, idiom, beat, attack)
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read the riot act(verb, idiom, beat, attack)
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remain firm(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
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rip up(disparage, denounce, smear, malign)
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run counter to(idiom, attack, fight, prevent)
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run down(verb, criticize, challenge, disparage)
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run smear campaign(idiom, insult, disparage, belittle)
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search out(attack, fight, resist, deny)
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set in(verb, take, attack, rush)
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shoot down(verb, advance, attack, abuse)
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slap around(verb, advance, attack, abuse)
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sling mud(insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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sound off(verb, take, attack, rush)
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speak against(attack, fight, prevent, resist)
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speak ill of(idiom, disparage, denounce, malign)
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start in on(idiom, trouble, attack, annoy)
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