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hit hard(verb, force, beat, drive)
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impose penalty(fine, discipline, reprimand, punish)
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inflict handicap(fine, discipline, reprimand, punish)
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jump all over(verb, criticize, censure, blast)
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knock about(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct)
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lay into(verb, attack, criticize, censure)
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lay out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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lean on(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
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look askance(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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look askance at(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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look down on(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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nag at(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
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object to(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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pass on(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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pick apart(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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pick at(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
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pull apart(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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put at disadvantage(idiom, fine, discipline, reprimand)
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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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