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bar sinister(slight, stain, smear, accusation)
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black eye(slight, stain, smear)
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dirty dig(slight, shame, insult, stain)
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put down(noun, blast, faultfinding, statics)
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Bronx cheer(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect)
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backhanded compliment(noun, wrong, slight, scorn)
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bad press(noun, opposition, contest, disapproval)
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black list(noun, censure, dislike, sanction)
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blunt criticism
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call down(noun, censure, dislike, sanction)
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casus belli(insult, stimulus, dare, incitement)
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critical remark(noun, contest, criticism, clinkers)
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critical remarks(noun, blast, contest, criticism)
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dirty deed(noun, wrong, slight, insult)
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left-handed compliment(noun, wrong, slight, insult)
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object of ridicule(idiom, scorn, insult, disrespect)
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parting shot(scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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rap knuckles(noun, contest, criticism, clinkers)
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rap on knuckles(noun, idiom, blast, contest)
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slap in the face(noun, idiom, slight, insult)
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