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divorce oneself from(idiom, decline, deny, renounce)
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draw away(reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower)
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express contempt(reject, dismiss)
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give a bad name(idiom, insult, disparage, slur)
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give black eye(verb, idiom, disparage, degrade)
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give comeuppance(verb, abuse, minimize, minimise)
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gloss over(soften, minimize, underplay)
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hold back(soften, minimize, underplay)
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hurl abuse(verb, sound, insult, offend)
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kick in the teeth(idiom, snub, quash)
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knock off high horse(verb, idiom, abuse, minimize)
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let down easy(idiom, snub, quash)
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let wind out of sails(idiom, snub, quash)
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look down nose at(verb, idiom, scorn, spurn)
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make smaller
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not do justice(idiom, underrate, undervalue)
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pass judgment on(verb, idiom)
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pat on the back(idiom, demean)
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peck at(verb, phrasal verb)
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pick holes in(idiom, fault, slam, slate)
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