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fix up(verb, calm, soothe, repress)
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fulminate against(verb, correct, discipline, reprimand)
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get down to basics(idiom, reduce, clarify, shorten)
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get to the meat(idiom, reduce, clarify, shorten)
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give a going over(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss)
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give a talking-to(idiom, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
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give the works(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss)
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have on the carpet(verb, idiom, correct, discipline)
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hit the high spots(idiom, reduce, clarify, shorten)
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hit where one lives(verb, idiom, upset, trouble)
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hold back(verb, restrain, crush, block)
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hold in(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, crush)
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impose penalty(fine, discipline, reprimand, punish)
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inflict handicap(fine, discipline, reprimand, punish)
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jam up(verb, restrain, crush, block)
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jump on(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
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keep aft(criticize, reproach, rate, taunt)
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keep back(verb, restrain, crush, block)
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keep in(verb, restrain, crush, block)
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keep in check(verb, idiom, restrain, crush)
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