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187 entries under expression topic. ×
| cast adrift(idiom, ejection) | |
| come down on like a ton of bricks(idiom, scold, scapegoat) | |
| criticize strongly(scold, scapegoat) | |
| deal retributive justice(idiom, punishment) | |
| descend upon(bother, haunt) | |
| distinguishing mark | |
| do evil to(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| examine into(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| feed on(verb, drink, eat, devour) | |
| force upon(bother, haunt) | |
| get the better of(verb, idiom, defeat, overcome) | |
| get tired | |
| get your own back(idiom, respond, retaliate, react) | |
| give a hiding(verb, idiom, beat, smack) | |
| give a talking-to(idiom, reprimand, scold) | |
| give pain(idiom, physical pain) | |
| give somebody a hiding(verb, idiom, hit, strike) | |
| gulp down(verb, shift, consume, swallow) | |
| harsh sound(idiom, physical pain) | |
| haul over the coals(idiom, reprimand, scold) |
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