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shame
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show someone the door(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject)
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slap wrist(verb, expression, hurt, dismiss, correct)
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spank(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct, abuse)
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strip
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strip of office(expression, idiom)
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strip of rank(expression, idiom)
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surplus
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switch(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct, abuse)
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teach a lesson(verb, expression, idiom, hurt, dismiss)
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throw the book at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, hurt)
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train(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct, abuse)
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turn off
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turn out
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turning away(verb, expression, discharge, dismiss, fire)
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unchurch
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unfrocking(verb, discharge, dismiss, fire, responsibility)
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unmake(expel, excommunicate)
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unsaddle
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washed out(verb, expression, discharge, dismiss, fire)
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