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