157 entries under expression topic. ×

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turn back on(verb, idiom, reject, disregard)
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turn deaf ear to(verb, idiom, scorn, insult)
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turn nose up at(verb, idiom, reject, disregard)
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wipe out(verb, reject, neglect, scorn)
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balk at(avoid, shun, shirk)
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blow the whistle on(idiom, criticize, blast, flay)
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call names(hiss, boo, heckle)
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cast aspersions(idiom, detraction)
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climb all over(idiom, criticize, blast, flay)
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cut down to size(idiom, degrade, humiliate, debase)
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dislike intensely(avoid, shun, shirk)
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exciting scorn
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express disapprobation(criticize, blast, flay)
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expressing disdain
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feel aversion toward(idiom, avoid, shun, shirk)
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feel contempt(verb, scorn, hate, spurn)
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feel hostility toward(idiom, avoid, shun, shirk)
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feel repugnance toward(idiom, avoid, shun, shirk)
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freeze off(verb, phrasal verb)
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frown on(verb, scorn, hate, disapprove)
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