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cut up(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
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draw the line(idiom, censure, caution, rebuke)
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dump on(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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eat out(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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fall foul of(verb, phrasal verb, disapprobation)
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find fault(verb, oppose, abuse, criticize)
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give a going over(idiom, censure, caution, rebuke)
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give a hard time(idiom, bother, criticize, condemn)
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give a talking-to(verb, idiom, censure, find)
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give comeuppance(verb, reprimand, discredit, rebuke)
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give one hell(idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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give the brush(idiom, disregard, slight, ignore)
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give the devil(verb, idiom, reprimand, discredit)
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go after(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
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go on(verb, take, attack, rush)
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hang something on(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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haul over the coals(verb, idiom, attack, reprimand)
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ice out(disregard, slight, ignore, neglect)
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impose penalty(fine, discipline, reprimand, punish)
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