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cut down(censure, condemn, blame, blast)
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cut to bits(idiom, censure, condemn, blame)
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cut up(censure, condemn, blame, blast)
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do a number on(idiom, censure, condemn, blame)
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drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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dump on(disparage, denounce, smear, assail)
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find fault(verb, censure, condemn, blame)
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fulminate against(censure, condemn, blame, blast)
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give a black eye(idiom, disparage, denounce, malign)
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give a talking-to(idiom, censure, reprimand, taunt)
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give bad press(idiom, censure, condemn, blame)
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give it to
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go after(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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hang something on(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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inveigh against(verb, attack, criticize, censure)
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keep aft(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
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lay down the law(idiom, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
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lay into(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
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lay out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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light into(verb, blame, reproach, taunt)
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