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get out of line(expression, rise, resist, overthrow)
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give a hard time(expression, oppose, condemn, reproach)
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give a hearing(verb, expression, consider, determine)
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give a talking-to(expression, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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give a zinger(expression, upset, insult, offend)
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give bad press(verb, expression, censure, disparage)
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give the cold shoulder(expression, upset, insult, offend)
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give the devil(verb, expression, condemn, reprimand)
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give what for(verb, expression, rebuke, harangue)
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hang something on(verb, expression, attack, censure)
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have at it(expression, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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hem and haw(expression, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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hit where one lives(expression, upset, insult, offend)
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hold at fault(expression, charge, accuse, indict)
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kick up a fuss(verb, expression, disturb, oppose)
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lay down the law(expression, abuse, scorn, reproach)
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let have it(verb, expression, attack, censure)
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look askance at(verb, expression, reject, oppose)
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make a big thing about(expression, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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make a fuss(verb, expression, oppose, object)
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