| pull to pieces(expression, idiom) |
| push buttons(verb, expression, upset, break, trouble) |
| pussyfoot |
| put up an argument(verb, expression, idiom, wrangle, waffle) |
| rap(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast) |
| reprehend(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast) |
| reprimand(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast) |
| reprove(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast) |
| rip(verb, hit, censure, condemn, blame) |
| roast(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast) |
| set to(verb, expression, shift, wrangle, waffle) |
| shuffle |
| sidestep |
| skin(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast) |
| slam(verb, hit, censure, condemn, blame) |
| spar(verb, dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle) |
| take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hit, censure) |
| talk back(verb, expression, shift, wrangle, waffle) |
| tear apart |
| tear to pieces(expression, idiom) |