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ferule(verb, beat, hit, strike, hide)
1
fight(verb, attack)
1
find fault(expression, criticize, condemn, blame, reproach)
1
find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, timing, criticize)
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flax(verb, beat, hit, strike, hide)
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fustigate
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give a hard time(expression, idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
1
harry(verb, attack)
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hide(verb, beat, hit, thrash, castigate)
1
impoverish
1
invade(verb, attack)
1
lambast
1
larrup(verb, beat, hit, hide, castigate)
1
lash into(verb, expression, cut, attack, criticize)
1
lather(verb, beat, hit, hide, thrash)
1
lay bare(verb, expression, trim, scrape, pare)
1
lay out(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
1
lean on(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
1
leather(verb, beat, hit, hide, castigate)
1
lesson(criticize, condemn, blame, reprimand, reproach)
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