63 entries under expression topic. ×
| no dice(noun, rebuff, veto, denial) | |
| no go(noun, rebuff, veto, denial) | |
| no way(rebuff, veto, denial, refusal) | |
| nothing doing(noun, rebuff, reprimand, snub) | |
| oral punishment(censure, rebuke, warning, admonition) | |
| pain in the neck(noun, idiom, trouble, blow) | |
| raw deal(hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness) | |
| rotten break(hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness) | |
| rotten luck(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress) | |
| severe test(noun, trouble, blow, distress) | |
| slap in face(noun, idiom, censure, rebuff) | |
| slap on wrist(idiom, censure, rebuke, admonition) | |
| thumbs down(noun, rebuff, reprimand, snub) | |
| ticklish spot(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress) | |
| tough break(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress) | |
| tough luck(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress) | |
| trying time(noun, trouble, blow, distress) | |
| unholy mess(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress) | |
| what for(censure, rebuke, admonition, rap) | |
| hard cheese(hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness) |
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