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call down(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
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call on the carpet(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
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call to account
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carp at(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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climb all over(verb, idiom, censure, blast)
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crack down on(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss)
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criticize severely(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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cut down(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
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cut to bits(idiom, hit, censure, condemn)
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do a number on(idiom, hit, censure, condemn)
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do in(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct)
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drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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find fault(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
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find unacceptable(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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frown on(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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give a going over(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss)
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give bad press(idiom, hit, censure, condemn)
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give the works(verb, idiom, hurt, dismiss)
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have on the carpet(idiom, correct, discipline, humiliate)
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