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cast down(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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catch one short(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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clamor against(verb, slight, criticize, fault)
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cut down to size(verb, idiom, crush, criticize)
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disapprove of(verb, reject, oppose, criticize)
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dissuade restrain(stop, check, oppose, curb)
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find fault with(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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find unacceptable(verb, reject, oppose, criticize)
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freeze out(verb, stop, reject, restrain)
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get to(upset, depress, extinguish, unsettle)
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give a bad time(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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give a hard time(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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hang up(verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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hold back(verb, stop, check, oppose)
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hold off(verb, stop, check, oppose)
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keep back(verb, stop, check, oppose)
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keep out(verb, stop, reject, restrain)
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knock the chocks
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lead astray(upset, trouble, obscure, confuse)
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let down(verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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