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stick it to(idiom, maintain, criticize, challenge)
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take exception(idiom, oppose, cross, disagree)
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talk back(verb, consider, oppose, return)
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tangle with(support, force, meet, maintain)
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throw doubt upon(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, unbelief doubt)
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throw down the gauntlet(idiom, get, oppose, fight)
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turn down(verb, stop, cut, attack)
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abstain from(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
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answer back(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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apple of discord(noun, idiom, difficulty, issue)
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argue over(verb, phrasal verb, shift, hedge)
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ask for(verb, get, provoke, demand)
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assert the contrary
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back at you(verb, idiom, return, acknowledge)
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back talk(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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bad feeling(noun, trouble, temper, conflict)
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bad vibes(noun, fight, disagreement, opposition)
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bandy arguments(idiom, reasoning)
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bandy with(meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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bear arms(meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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