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give run around(idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
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have it out(idiom, argue, disagree, tangle)
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hem and haw(verb, idiom, object, doubt)
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lock horns(argue, disagree, tangle, differ)
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look askance(charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
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mince words(escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
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pull apart(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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pull to pieces(idiom, disapprobation)
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put down(verb, cut, hit, criticize)
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take to task(idiom, charge, criticize, scorn)
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tear apart(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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tell off(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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tell white lie(idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
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Bronx cheer(noun, cut, hit, censure)
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argue over(shift, wrangle, carp, waffle)
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around the bush
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beat around bush(verb, idiom, decline, avoid)
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break with(disagree, differ, wrangle)
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call down(noun, verb, cut, hit)
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call in question(idiom, dissent, unbelief doubt)
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