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182 entries under expression topic. ×
| do in(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct) | |
| drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, reprimand) | |
| dump on(sound, insult, offend, persecute) | |
| eat out(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) | |
| find guilty(verb, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| get after(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) | |
| give a going over(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss) | |
| give a hard time(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame) | |
| give a talking-to(idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach) | |
| give bad press(idiom, censure, condemn, blame) | |
| give one hell(idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach) | |
| give the works(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss) | |
| give what for(verb, idiom, criticize, reprimand) | |
| go after(verb, oppose, criticize, censure) | |
| hang something on(idiom, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| haul over the coals(idiom, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| impose penalty(fine, discipline, reprimand, punish) | |
| inflict handicap(fine, discipline, reprimand, punish) | |
| inflict punishment(idiom, punishment) | |
| inveigh against(verb, attack, criticize, censure) |
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