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pick to pieces
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pull off(verb, trim, strip, scale)
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put someone on the griddle(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
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put someone on the hot seat(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
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rake over the coals(verb, idiom, cut, attack)
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read the riot act(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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read the riot act to(verb, idiom, attack, praise)
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rip into(verb, phrasal verb, cut, attack)
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shoot down(attack, score, scratch, slam)
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slap on the wrist(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
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speak to(criticize, condemn, blame, reproach)
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take down(criticize, condemn, blame, reproach)
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take down a peg(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
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take to task(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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talk to(criticize, condemn, blame, reproach)
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tear to tatters
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tell off(verb, charge, attack, criticize)
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tick off(verb, criticize, condemn, blame)
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beat up(verb, beat, smack, whip)
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blow the whistle on(idiom, criticize, blast)
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