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85 entries under expression topic. ×
| lower the boom(idiom, censure, condemn, blame) | |
| nag at(censure, condemn, blame, blast) | |
| pick at(censure, condemn, blame, blast) | |
| put a whammy on(disparage, denounce, assail, malign) | |
| rag on(disparage, denounce, smear, malign) | |
| rake over coals(verb, idiom, blast, reprimand) | |
| rake over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, discipline) | |
| read the riot act(verb, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| rip into(verb, reprimand, punish, scold) | |
| rip up(disparage, denounce, smear, malign) | |
| run down(disparage, denounce, smear, assail) | |
| show up(verb, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| sit on(verb, oppose, censure, pay) | |
| sound off(verb, oppose, censure, pay) | |
| speak ill of(idiom, disparage, denounce, malign) | |
| take down(censure, condemn, blame, blast) | |
| tear apart(verb, oppose, censure, pay) | |
| tear down(disparage, denounce, smear, assail) | |
| yell at(blast, reprimand, reproach, punish) | |
| blow the whistle on(idiom, criticize, censure, condemn) |
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