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put down(verb, phrasal verb, sound, abuse)
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blow off(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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criticize harshly(verb, abuse, criticize, censure)
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cuss out(verb, phrasal verb, sound, criticize)
2
cut down(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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cut to the quick(idiom, sound, insult, offend)
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do a number on(idiom, sound, insult, offend)
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dump on(sound, abuse, insult, offend)
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get after(verb, charge, abuse, criticize)
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get at(verb, phrasal verb, abuse)
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give a black eye(idiom, sound, abuse, insult)
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give what for(verb, idiom, criticize, rebuke)
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hurl brickbat(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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jump on(verb, oppose, censure, discipline)
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lay into(verb, attack, oppose, criticize)
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light into(verb, attack, criticize, reprimand)
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pick on(verb, bother, sound, insult)
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rag on(sound, abuse, insult, offend)
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read out(charge, criticize, scorn, censure)
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rip up(sound, abuse, insult, offend)
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