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kick in the teeth(verb, idiom, snub, humiliate)
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knock off high horse(verb, idiom, abuse, belittle)
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let down easy(verb, idiom, snub, humiliate)
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let wind out of sails(verb, idiom, snub, humiliate)
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make a fool of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, crush)
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make ashamed(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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make light of(verb, idiom, reduce, diminish)
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make little of(verb, idiom, reduce, lower)
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not go for(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, criticize)
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play down(verb, phrasal verb, reduce, crush)
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protest against(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, condemn)
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puncture balloon(verb, snub, humiliate, disconcert)
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put away(verb, phrasal verb, abuse, belittle)
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put out of countenance(verb, idiom, crush, confuse)
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put to shame(verb, idiom, crush, confuse)
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rule out(verb, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy)
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scoff at(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn)
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shoot full of holes(verb, idiom, criticize, scorn)
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show up(verb, phrasal verb, shame, expose)
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sneer at(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn)
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