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run down(destroy, blame, smear, slur)
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scale down(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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scratch out(verb, destroy, level, smash)
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set upon(verb, attack, abuse, strike)
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shake up(verb, cut, hurt, damage)
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show up(verb, oppose, destroy, dislike)
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slap around(verb, advance, attack, abuse)
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smash to smithereens(idiom, break, destroy, crack)
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smash up(verb, break, hurt, destroy)
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snuff out(verb, end, crush, demolish)
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stamp out(verb, end, beat, destroy)
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stave off(verb, prevent, avoid, fool)
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step down(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
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strike out(verb, phrasal verb, remove, destroy)
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take a life(verb, idiom, destroy, kill)
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take down(verb, stop, remove, hit)
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take for a ride(verb, idiom, destroy, kill)
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take off weight(verb, idiom, break, cut)
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take rug out from under(verb, idiom, oppose, destroy)
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take wind out of(verb, idiom, stop, oppose)
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