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dress down(verb, abuse, criticize, censure)
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dry up(verb, dry, contract, burn)
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dump on(verb, dismiss, push, slight)
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find fault(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
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fulminate against(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
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give a black eye(verb, idiom, mark, ruin)
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give bad press(idiom, hit, censure, condemn)
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jump on(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
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lay out(verb, criticize, censure, condemn)
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nag at(hit, censure, condemn, blame)
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put down(verb, dismiss, push, slight)
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rail at(verb, abuse, reprimand, reproach)
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run down(verb, dismiss, abuse, criticize)
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shoot down(verb, cut, attack, criticize)
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soak up(verb, exhaust, drain, empty)
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sour grapes(dismiss, criticize, scorn, mock)
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take down(verb, hit, criticize, scorn)
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tear down(verb, mark, dismiss, push)
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write off(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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bang up(harm, spoil, injure)
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