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cast slur on(idiom, insult, slander, libel)
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clamor against(verb, slight, criticize, disparage)
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cry down(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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cut down to size(verb, idiom, crush, criticize)
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cut to the quick(verb, idiom, push, slight)
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detract from(verb, reduce, lower, degrade)
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diminish worth(verb, lower, disparage, degrade)
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do a number on(idiom, insult, stain, blot)
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dress down(disparage, denounce, smear, assail)
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dump on(verb, dismiss, push, slight)
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engage in personalities
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get after(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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give a bad name(idiom, insult, disparage, belittle)
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give a talking to(idiom, abuse, scorn, insult)
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give black eye(verb, idiom, stain, disparage)
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heap dirt upon
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hit where one lives(verb, idiom, push, slight)
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hold in contempt
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kick in the teeth(verb, idiom, push, slight)
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lay down the law(idiom, abuse, scorn, insult)
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