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pick a bone(expression, consider, oppose, dispute)
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put to silence(expression, confutation)
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reduce to silence(expression, confutation)
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take exception to(verb, expression, decline, reject)
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allege in support
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assert the contrary
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back at you(verb, expression, return, acknowledge)
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beat the system(expression, cross, frustrate, blank)
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blow sky high(verb, expression, upset, break)
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bring home to(verb, expression, get, influence)
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bring to reason(verb, expression, get, influence)
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chew the fat(expression, consider, deliberate, argue)
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come back at(verb, expression, deny, counter)
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consider beneath one(verb, expression, reject, disregard)
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field the question(verb, expression, return, acknowledge)
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fly in the face of(verb, expression, oppose, dispute)
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get back at(verb, expression, return, acknowledge)
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get back to(verb, expression, return, acknowledge)
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give a snappy comeback(verb, expression, return, acknowledge)
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give the lie to(verb, expression, contest, discredit)
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