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sneer at(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn)
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sneeze at(scorn, condemn, mock, belittle)
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sniff at(scorn, condemn, mock, belittle)
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sour grapes(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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submit to indignity
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take dim view of(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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take down a peg(idiom, reduce, destroy, damage)
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take exception(oppose, fight, censure, challenge)
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take exception to(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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take issue(oppose, fight, challenge, blame)
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take swipe at(verb, idiom, criticize, blame)
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take to task(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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tear into(disparage, denounce, malign, damn)
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throw stones at(verb, idiom, criticize, blame)
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thumbs down on(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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tone down(verb, cut, check, reduce)
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turn down(verb, reject, oppose, criticize)
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bad mouth(verb, disparage, degrade, belittle)
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blow the whistle on(idiom, criticize, censure, condemn)
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call names(verb, sound, insult, offend)
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