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hang something on(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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have on the carpet(idiom, correct, discipline, humiliate)
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hit back(fix, restore, respond, grievance)
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hit hard(verb, idiom, force, beat)
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hit where one lives(verb, idiom, upset, trouble)
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inveigle against(attack, abuse, condemn, denounce)
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kick back(fix, restore, respond, grievance)
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lay a bad trip on(verb, idiom, upset, annoy)
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lay into(verb, attack, criticize, censure)
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lay out(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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let have it(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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make reprisal(fix, restore, respond, grievance)
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mess up(verb, trouble, damage, harm)
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mete out(condemn, blame, confine, convict)
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object to(attack, abuse, condemn, denounce)
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pass judgment(condemn, blame, confine, convict)
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pass sentence on(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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pay back(verb, get, hurt, settle)
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pay back in spades(fix, restore, respond, grievance)
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pay off(fix, restore, respond, grievance)
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