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call down(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
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censure(noun, verb, cut, hit, reprimand)
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slap on wrist(noun, verb, expression, idiom, cut)
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Bronx cheer(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure)
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admonish(verb, criticize, caution, reprove, warn)
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advise(verb, censure, caution, rebuke, reprove)
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animadversion(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
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aspersion(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
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bad press(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure)
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berate(verb, censure, advise, caution, rebuke)
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blast(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
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brickbat(noun, blast, contest, criticism, clinkers)
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brickbats(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, censure, rebuke)
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carping(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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cavil(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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caviling(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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check(verb, censure, advise, caution, rebuke)
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chide(verb, censure, caution, rebuke, reprove)
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come down hard on(verb, expression, idiom, censure, rebuke)
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