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run down(criticize, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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run riot(verb, disregard, ignore, snub)
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say no to(verb, idiom, decline, reject)
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shoot down(oppose, expose, contest, counter)
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shoot full of holes(idiom, oppose, expose, contest)
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shoot holes in(idiom, discredit, confound, contradict)
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show up(oppose, expose, contest, counter)
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shut out(verb, block, delay, curb)
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skin alive(criticize, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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sound off(verb, oppose, criticize, object)
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stick it to(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge)
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swipe at(criticize, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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take a stand against(idiom, oppose, expose, contest)
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take issue with
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take law into own hands(idiom, disregard, ignore, snub)
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take on(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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take wind out of sails(idiom, cross, frustrate, blank)
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tamper with(verb, disregard, oppose, fake)
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tear down(oppose, expose, counter, discredit)
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throw doubt on(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge)
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