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187 entries under expression topic. ×
| put away(verb, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| beat up(verb, phrasal verb, beat, crush) | |
| deal with(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| dress down(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| knock about(verb, phrasal verb, discipline, chastise) | |
| rough up(verb, phrasal verb, trouble, damage) | |
| take to task(verb, idiom, correct, reprimand) | |
| get even(verb, get, hurt, settle) | |
| kill by inches | |
| put down(verb, upset, attack, criticize) | |
| send down(sentence, imprison, convict) | |
| send up(verb, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| attend to(verb, phrasal verb, discipline, chastise) | |
| bring to book | |
| come down on(idiom, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| draw and quarter | |
| even the score(idiom, restore, retaliate, grievance) | |
| lean on(upset, criticize, annoy, censure) | |
| polish off(verb, drink, consume, absorb) | |
| rap knuckles(verb, discipline, chastise, penalize) |
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