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damn(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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deal with(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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dress down(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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expel(verb, attack, abuse, condemn, discipline)
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flay(verb, beat, attack, criticize, censure)
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hang
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judge(verb, attack, criticize, fine, censure)
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knock about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, discipline, chastise)
4
lacerate(verb, trouble, beat, hurt, ruin)
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maul(verb, break, trouble, beat, separate)
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pain(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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pillory
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rough up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trouble, damage)
4
slap(verb, break, trouble, force, beat)
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strike(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
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switch(verb, beat, strike, discipline, thrash)
4
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, correct, reprimand)
4
thresh(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
4
train(verb, discipline, chastise, penalize)
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