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74 entries under idiom topic. ×
| call to task(verb, expression, condemn, reprimand) | |
| cut and thrust | |
| evade the issue | |
| get tough with(expression, argue, disagree, tangle) | |
| give a talking-to(expression, criticize, reproach, taunt) | |
| give and take | |
| give the devil(verb, expression, condemn, reprimand) | |
| give the runaround(expression, avoid, hide, escape) | |
| have at it(expression, shift, wrangle, waffle) | |
| kick up a fuss(verb, expression, oppose, criticize) | |
| lay down the law(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach) | |
| lead on a merry chase(verb, expression, decline, avoid) | |
| make a big thing about(expression, wrangle, carp, waffle) | |
| make a fuss(verb, expression, oppose, criticize) | |
| mix it up(expression, argue, disagree, tangle) | |
| pass the buck(expression, charge, criticize, escape) | |
| put up an argument(expression, wrangle, carp, waffle) | |
| rake over the coals(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach) | |
| rap on knuckles(noun, expression, cut, hit) | |
| sit on the fence(expression, escape, lie, shuffle) |
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