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74 entries under idiom topic. ×
| split hairs(verb, expression, reasoning, wrangle) | |
| take exception(expression, object, argue, disagree) | |
| pick holes(verb, expression, complain, disapprobation) | |
| beg the question(verb, expression, decline, avoid) | |
| pick to pieces(verb, expression, support, raise) | |
| beat around the bush(expression, shift, escape, lie) | |
| blow hot and cold(verb, expression, escape, lie) | |
| catch at straws(expression, wrangle, carp, waffle) | |
| cloud the issue(expression, escape, lie, shuffle) | |
| cop a plea(expression, escape, lie, shuffle) | |
| find fault with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge) | |
| give run around(expression, escape, lie, shuffle) | |
| have it out(expression, argue, disagree, tangle) | |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, object, doubt) | |
| pull to pieces(expression, disapprobation) | |
| take to task(expression, charge, criticize, scorn) | |
| tell white lie(expression, escape, lie, shuffle) | |
| around the bush | |
| beat around bush(verb, expression, decline, avoid) | |
| call in question(expression, dissent, unbelief doubt) |
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