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146 entries under expression topic. ×
| rap on knuckles(noun, idiom, cut, hit) | |
| read out(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) | |
| run around(escape, lie, shuffle, dodge) | |
| set to(disagree, differ, wrangle, waffle) | |
| sit on(verb, reprimand, discredit, trim) | |
| sit on the fence(idiom, escape, lie, shuffle) | |
| slap on wrist(noun, idiom, cut, hit) | |
| slip out(verb, decline, avoid, deceive) | |
| sneak away(verb, decline, avoid, deceive) | |
| sound off(verb, oppose, criticize, object) | |
| steer clear of(decline, avoid, hide, escape) | |
| take exception to(verb, idiom, oppose, criticize) | |
| talk back(dispute, shift, wrangle, waffle) | |
| tear to pieces | |
| verbal disapproval(noun, cut, hit, censure) | |
| awake a doubt(idiom, unbelief doubt) | |
| be censorious(idiom, disapprobation) | |
| blow the whistle on(idiom, criticize, blast, flay) | |
| cause a doubt(idiom, unbelief doubt) | |
| cause a scene(idiom, fight, dispute, argue) |
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