197 entries under expression topic. ×
| skin alive(criticize, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| statement abnegation(disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation) | |
| stick it to(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| swipe at(criticize, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| take exception to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, decline) | |
| take on(verb, oppose, challenge, deny) | |
| tear down(verb, discredit, confound, contradict) | |
| throw doubt on(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| throw the book at(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| thumb nose at(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| thumbs down(noun, verb, cut, reject) | |
| to the contrary | |
| tout au contraire(idiom, negation, contrariety) | |
| turn around(verb, phrasal verb, change, smooth) | |
| turn over new leaf(verb, idiom, change, smooth) | |
| turn things around(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, change) | |
| turn thumbs down(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, decline) | |
| ward off(verb, phrasal verb, deny, compensate) | |
| wash hands of(idiom, reject, deny, repudiate) | |
| weasel out of(idiom, reject, deny, repudiate) |
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