358 entries under expression topic. ×

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grumble about(verb, oppose, object, protest)
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hang something on(verb, idiom, attack, censure)
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have at(verb, attack, blast, protest)
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have at it(idiom, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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hem and haw(idiom, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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hit where one lives(idiom, upset, insult, offend)
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hold at fault(idiom, charge, accuse, indict)
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hold responsible(verb, charge, censure, condemn)
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inveigle against(attack, abuse, condemn, denounce)
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kick up a fuss(verb, idiom, disturb, oppose)
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lash into(verb, beat, attack, reprimand)
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lay down the law(idiom, abuse, scorn, reproach)
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lay into(verb, attack, censure, condemn)
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lay on(verb, timing, censure, condemn)
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lay out(verb, censure, protest, reprimand)
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lean on(verb, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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let have it(verb, idiom, attack, censure)
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light into(verb, attack, reprimand, denounce)
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look askance(verb, charge, oppose, scorn)
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look askance at(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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