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