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32 entries under idiom topic. ×
| take to task(verb, expression, oppose, censure) | |
| climb all over(verb, expression, oppose, censure) | |
| come down hard on(verb, expression, censure, rebuke) | |
| draw the line(verb, expression, censure, rebuke) | |
| give a going over(verb, expression, censure, rebuke) | |
| give a hard time(verb, expression, criticize, condemn) | |
| rap on knuckles(verb, expression, censure, rebuke) | |
| slap on the wrist(verb, expression, criticize, condemn) | |
| slap on wrist(verb, expression, censure, rebuke) | |
| take down a peg(verb, expression, criticize, condemn) | |
| tell a thing or two(verb, expression, censure, rebuke) | |
| carry on war(verb, expression, squabble, altercate) | |
| cause a scene(verb, expression, disagree, squabble) | |
| get tough with(expression, squabble, altercate, controversialize) | |
| give a talking-to(expression, censure, reprimand, reprove) | |
| go for jugular(expression, squabble, altercate, controversialize) | |
| go for the jugular(expression, squabble, altercate, controversialize) | |
| go to war(verb, expression, squabble, altercate) | |
| haul over the coals(expression, censure, reprimand, reprove) | |
| have at it(verb, expression, disagree, squabble) |
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