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| thumbs down on(verb, expression, attack, criticize) | |
| toss and turn(verb, expression, beat, defeat) | |
| administer correction(expression, punishment) | |
| be faced with | |
| be strict with | |
| bodily distress | |
| bodily suffering | |
| bring down on(expression, bother, haunt) | |
| cast adrift(expression, ejection) | |
| come down on like a ton of bricks(expression, scold, scapegoat) | |
| deal retributive justice(expression, punishment) | |
| distinguishing mark | |
| get the better of(verb, expression, defeat, overcome) | |
| get tired | |
| get your own back(expression, respond, retaliate, react) | |
| give a hiding(verb, expression, beat, smack) | |
| give a talking-to(expression, reprimand, scold) | |
| give pain(expression, physical pain) | |
| give somebody a hiding(verb, expression, hit, strike) | |
| harsh sound(expression, physical pain) |
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