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jack up(verb, censure, caution, rebuke)
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jump on(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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lay into(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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lean on(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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light into(verb, blame, denounce, reproach)
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lower the boom(verb, blame, denounce, reproach)
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rap on knuckles(verb, idiom, censure, rebuke)
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slap on the wrist(verb, idiom, criticize, condemn)
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slap on wrist(verb, idiom, censure, rebuke)
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sound off(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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strongly criticize(verb, censure, caution, rebuke)
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take down(verb, criticize, condemn, blame)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, criticize, condemn)
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tear apart(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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tell a thing or two(verb, idiom, censure, rebuke)
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bandy with(verb, squabble, altercate, nettle)
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bring action(squabble, altercate, controversialize)
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brush with(verb, squabble, altercate, nettle)
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bump heads(verb, disagree, squabble, altercate)
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carry on war(verb, idiom, squabble, altercate)
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