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38 entries under expression topic. ×
| bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) | |
| call the play(verb, idiom, guide, govern) | |
| call the shots(verb, idiom, guide, govern) | |
| call the tune(verb, place, guide, govern) | |
| chew out(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) | |
| come down on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, criticize) | |
| criticize severely(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| dress down(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) | |
| lash into(verb, phrasal verb, beat, attack) | |
| lay down(verb, charge, guide, govern) | |
| lay down the law(verb, idiom, place, guide) | |
| lay out(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) | |
| lean on(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) | |
| make willing(verb, place, incline, adapt) | |
| put foot down(verb, idiom, guide, govern) | |
| put to rights(verb, idiom, place, incline) | |
| rake over the coals(verb, idiom, beat, attack) | |
| ride herd on(verb, idiom, place, incline) | |
| rip into(verb, phrasal verb, beat, attack) |
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