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make one feel small(idiom, upset, crush, shame)
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make peace(verb, calm, soothe, repress)
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make perfectly clear(idiom, reduce, clarify, shorten)
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make plain(order, reduce, clarify, facilitate)
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meet halfway(verb, control, cool, restrain)
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pull down(verb, upset, crush, shame)
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puncture balloon(snub, humiliate, belittle, disconcert)
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put at disadvantage(idiom, fine, discipline, reprimand)
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put away(upset, crush, shame, humiliate)
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put in a nutshell(idiom, reduce, clarify, shorten)
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put one away(idiom, upset, crush, shame)
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put one straight(idiom, reduce, clarify, shorten)
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put out of countenance(verb, idiom, crush, confuse)
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put the lid on(verb, idiom, calm, soothe)
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put to shame(verb, idiom, upset, crush)
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rake over the coals(verb, idiom, correct, criticize)
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rap knuckles(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct)
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read the riot act(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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reduce the temperature
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rough up(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct)
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