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pick on(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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rag on(sound, abuse, insult, offend)
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rip up(verb, phrasal verb, sound, ruin)
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rub on(verb, phrasal verb, cover, spread)
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shoot down(verb, crush, criticize, scorn)
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show up(attack, ruin, oppose, destroy)
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skin alive(verb, push, slight, abuse)
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sling mud(verb, sound, ruin, slight)
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sour grapes(dismiss, criticize, scorn, mock)
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spread on(verb, cover)
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swear at(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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take a swipe at(idiom, criticize, scorn, insult)
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take down(crush, criticize, scorn, confuse)
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take down a peg(idiom, crush, criticize, scorn)
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tear apart(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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throw mud at(idiom, insult, slander, libel)
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write off(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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bad conscience(noun, confusion, disgrace, dishonor)
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badge of infamy
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blacken name(insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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