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