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kill by inches
2
crawl all over(verb, expression, attack, praise)
2
put someone on the griddle(verb, expression, attack, praise)
2
put someone on the hot seat(verb, expression, attack, praise)
2
rake over the coals(verb, expression, cut, attack)
2
read the riot act to(verb, expression, attack, praise)
2
scare the daylights out of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, worry)
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blaze a trail
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burn someone's ears(verb, praise, criticize, slam)
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chill to the bone(verb, expression, worry, swindle)
1
come down on(verb, expression, criticize, censure)
1
curdle the blood(verb, expression, worry, swindle)
1
drag over the coals(verb, expression, criticize, censure)
1
make a mark
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make blood run cold(verb, expression, worry, swindle)
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make one's blood run cold(verb, fear, fill, frighten)
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make one's hair stand on end(verb, fear, fill, frighten)
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make teeth chatter(verb, expression, worry, swindle)
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pin someone's ears back(verb, praise, criticize, slam)
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read the riot act(verb, expression, criticize, censure)
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