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go to town on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make)
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put up to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make)
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ask pointed questions(verb, expression, check, question)
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bring to justice(verb, expression, condemn, sentence)
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give the third degree(verb, expression, check, examine)
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go over with a fine-tooth comb(verb, expression, check, question)
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pass sentence on(verb, expression, condemn, disgrace)
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pop the question(verb, expression, challenge, demand)
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pour it on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, press)
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put on the hotseat(verb, expression, check, question)
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put through the wringer(verb, expression, examine, challenge)
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send up the river(verb, expression, condemn, disgrace)
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throw the book at(verb, expression, condemn, disgrace)
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blow whistle on(expression, predestine, inescapableness, foredoom)
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find fault with(expression, predestine, inescapableness, foredoom)
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give a black eye(expression, disgrace, disrespected, disconsider)
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give a hearing(expression, predestine, inescapableness, foredoom)
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give black eye(expression, disgrace, disrespected, disconsider)
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give somebody the third degree(expression, question, interrogate)
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handwriting on wall(expression, predestine, inescapableness, foredoom)
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