217 entries under expression topic. ×
| speak evil of(idiom, insult, slander, libel) | |
| speak ill of(verb, disparage, taint, slander) | |
| stick it to(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| swipe at(criticize, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| take rug out from under(verb, idiom, ruin, oppose) | |
| take to task(verb, idiom, attack, criticize) | |
| tear into(abuse, condemn, blame, disparage) | |
| throw doubt on(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| throw the book at(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| thumb nose at(idiom, criticize, dispute, challenge) | |
| John Hancock(noun, spot, stain, scratch) | |
| John Henry(noun, spot, stain, scratch) | |
| apply to(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| backhanded compliment(hit, slight, abuse, knock) | |
| bark at(abuse, condemn, blame, insult) | |
| bawl out(abuse, condemn, blame, insult) | |
| become glassy | |
| blemish character(spot, stain, scratch, dent) | |
| blow the whistle on(idiom, criticize, censure, condemn) | |
| brand name(noun, spot, stain, scratch) |
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