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find fault(verb, abuse, criticize, censure)
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give a going over(idiom, censure, caution, rebuke)
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give a hard time(idiom, bother, criticize, condemn)
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give a talking-to(idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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give one hell(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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go after(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
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haul over the coals(idiom, attack, criticize, censure)
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have a go at(idiom, criticize, blast, flay)
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have at(verb, attack, criticize, censure)
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have on the carpet(idiom, correct, discipline, reprimand)
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have your knife in(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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hold responsible(criticize, blast, flay)
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hurl abuse(verb, sound, insult, offend)
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jack up(censure, advise, caution, rebuke)
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jeer at(criticize, slam, roast)
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keep aft(reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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kick up(criticize, protest, kick)
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lash into(verb, beat, attack, criticize)
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lay a bad trip on(idiom, criticize, blast, flay)
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lay down the law(idiom, abuse, scorn, insult)
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