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146 entries under expression topic. ×
| call to task(verb, idiom, condemn, reprimand) | |
| cover up(escape, lie, shuffle, dodge) | |
| critical remarks(noun, cut, hit, censure) | |
| cut and thrust | |
| dress down(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke) | |
| evade the issue | |
| fall out(fight, dispute, argue, disagree) | |
| fend off(avoid, hide, escape, conceal) | |
| get after(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) | |
| get around(verb, decline, avoid, deceive) | |
| get tough with(idiom, argue, disagree, tangle) | |
| give a talking-to(idiom, criticize, reproach, taunt) | |
| give and take | |
| give comeuppance(verb, condemn, reprimand, discredit) | |
| give the devil(verb, idiom, condemn, reprimand) | |
| give the runaround(idiom, avoid, hide, escape) | |
| grumble about(verb, oppose, criticize, object) | |
| have at it(idiom, shift, wrangle, waffle) | |
| have words(argue, complain, disagree, tangle) | |
| jump on(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt) |
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