23 entries under idiom topic. ×

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split hairs(verb, expression, dispute, shift)
3
find fault(verb, expression, criticize, censure)
3
pick to pieces(verb, expression, support, raise)
2
catch at straws(expression, dispute, shift, hedge)
2
tear to pieces
1
around the bush
1
be pedantic(expression, hedge, equivocate, quibble)
1
beg the question
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evade the issue
1
pull to pieces
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come down on(verb, expression, censure, disparage)
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cut to bits(verb, expression, censure, disparage)
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do a number on(verb, expression, censure, disparage)
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draw the line(expression, discrimination)
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find fault with(verb, expression, censure, disparage)
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give bad press(verb, expression, censure, disparage)
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have a go at(expression, criticize)
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kick up a fuss(verb, expression, criticize, protest)
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make a complaint
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make a fuss(verb, expression, criticize, protest)
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