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find unacceptable(verb, reject, oppose, criticize)
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frown on(verb, reject, oppose, criticize)
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give a talking-to(idiom, criticize, reproach, rate)
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go after(verb, criticize, condemn, object)
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grumble about(verb, oppose, criticize, object)
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have at(condemn, object, blame, blast)
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intercede for(verb, phrasal verb, deprecation)
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issue a caveat
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jump on(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
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keep aft(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rate)
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kick up a fuss(verb, idiom, oppose, criticize)
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kid out of
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lay down the law(idiom, criticize, reproach, rate)
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lay into(verb, criticize, condemn, object)
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lay out(verb, criticize, condemn, object)
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lean on(verb, prevent, discourage, thwart)
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let have it(verb, idiom, criticize, condemn)
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light into(reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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look askance(verb, oppose, criticize, object)
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look askance at(verb, idiom, reject, oppose)
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