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do a number on(verb, idiom, scorn, mock)
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down on(verb, reject, scorn, dislike)
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feel malice to(idiom, reject, scorn, dislike)
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feel superior to
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fly in face of(idiom, disregard, ignore, challenge)
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get after(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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give the brush(verb, idiom, scorn, insult)
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give the cold shoulder to(verb, idiom, scorn, insult)
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hang tough(disregard, ignore, challenge, resist)
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have an aversion to(idiom, reject, scorn, dislike)
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have enough of(idiom, reject, scorn, dislike)
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hold beneath one
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hurl defiance at(idiom, disregard, ignore, challenge)
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knock down(humble, degrade, humiliate, debase)
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laugh at(verb, scorn, mock, disparage)
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look askance(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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look down nose at(verb, idiom, reject, neglect)
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look down upon
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make fun of(verb, idiom, reject, disregard)
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make light of(verb, idiom, reject, scorn)
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