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168 entries under expression topic. ×
| dispose of(verb, contest, discredit, contradict) | |
| shut up(verb, phrasal verb, upset, break) | |
| kick around(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) | |
| pick a bone(idiom, consider, oppose, dispute) | |
| plead for(maintain, defend, uphold, prove) | |
| put to silence(idiom, confutation) | |
| reduce to silence(idiom, confutation) | |
| set aside(verb, phrasal verb, stop, upset) | |
| shoot down(verb, phrasal verb, criticize, blame) | |
| take exception to(verb, idiom, decline, reject) | |
| talk back(verb, consider, oppose, return) | |
| thrash out(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) | |
| throw out(verb, phrasal verb, discredit, confound) | |
| toss around(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) | |
| turn down(verb, phrasal verb, decline, reject) | |
| allege in support | |
| answer back(verb, return, acknowledge, deny) | |
| argue against(verb, contest, discredit, contradict) | |
| argue into(verb, get, influence, prompt) | |
| assert the contrary |
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