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run down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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shoot down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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simmer down(verb, restrain, crush, block)
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slap down(censure, discipline, reprimand, scold)
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slap wrist(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct)
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smooth over(verb, calm, soothe, repress)
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sort out(verb, phrasal verb, order, decipher)
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spell out(order, reduce, clarify, facilitate)
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strike dumb(upset, crush, shame, subdue)
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take down(verb, upset, crush, confuse)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, upset, crush)
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take the edge off(verb, idiom, calm, soothe)
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teach a lesson(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss)
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tear down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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tell off(verb, criticize, censure, discipline)
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throw cold water on(verb, idiom, restrain, crush)
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throw the book at(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss)
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tick off(verb, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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tie up(verb, restrain, crush, block)
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toss and turn(verb, idiom, beat, defeat)
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