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38 entries under expression topic. ×
| billy goat | |
| chew out(punish, scold) | |
| come down on(idiom, punish, scold) | |
| come down on like a ton of bricks(idiom, punish, scold) | |
| criticize strongly(punish, scold) | |
| dress down(punish, scold) | |
| have a go at(idiom, punish, scold) | |
| jump on(punish, scold) | |
| land on(punish, scold) | |
| object of ridicule(idiom, butt, laughingstock) | |
| pick on(punish, scold) | |
| quid pro quo(idiom, substitution) | |
| sacrificial victim(noun, sacrifice, martyr) | |
| sacrificing person(noun, sacrifice) | |
| take to task(idiom, punish, scold) | |
| tear off a strip(idiom, punish, scold) | |
| tell off(punish, scold) | |
| yell at(punish, scold) |
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