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raise question(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
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rib roast
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rip into(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
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run down(verb, attack, dismiss, abuse)
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show curiosity(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
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sound out(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
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stick it to(idiom, charge, criticize, censure)
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sweat it out of(verb, idiom, examine, challenge)
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take a swipe at(idiom, criticize, scorn, insult)
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take down(criticize, scorn, censure, condemn)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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third degree(question, interrogate)
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Bronx cheer(noun, cut, hit, censure)
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animadvert on(censure, condemn, blame, blast)
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ask about(examine, challenge, seek, search)
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bad press(noun, cut, hit, censure)
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blacken name(insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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blow off(verb, push, slight, insult)
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cast a slur on(idiom, insult, disparage, belittle)
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cast aspersions on(idiom, insult, slander, libel)
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