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go for jugular(verb, expression, upset, annoy)
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hang something on(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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have on the carpet(expression, correct, discipline, humiliate)
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hit hard(verb, expression, force, beat)
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hit where one lives(verb, expression, upset, trouble)
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lay a bad trip on(verb, expression, upset, annoy)
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let have it(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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pass sentence on(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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pin it on(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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play cat and mouse(verb, expression, hurt, bother)
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point finger at(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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put through wringer(verb, expression, hurt, bother)
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rake over the coals(verb, expression, attack, correct)
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read the riot act(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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rub salt in wound(verb, expression, hurt, bother)
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send up the river(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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settle the score
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teach a lesson(verb, expression, discipline, chastise)
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throw the book at(verb, expression, fine, condemn)
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thumb nose at(verb, expression, upset, annoy)
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