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take to task(verb, expression, charge, attack)
7
find fault with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge)
5
call on the carpet(verb, expression, attack, praise)
4
call to account(verb, expression, disapprobation)
4
have words(verb, expression)
3
bring to book(verb, expression, disapprobation)
3
jump all over(verb, expression, charge, criticize)
2
blow the whistle on(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
climb all over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge)
2
keep at a distance(expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
lay a bad trip on(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
let one have it(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
lower the boom(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
pass the buck(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
point the finger(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
rake over the coals(verb, expression, attack, correct)
2
stick it to(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
1
call to task(verb, expression, reprimand, discredit)
1
come down hard on(expression, censure, caution, warn)
1
come down on(verb, expression, criticize, censure)
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