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take down a peg(idiom, upset, crush, criticize)
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tear down(oppose, criticize, scorn, expose)
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answer back(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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argue against(oppose, crush, expose, counter)
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back at you(verb, idiom, return, acknowledge)
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back talk(noun, verb, return, acknowledge)
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bear down(verb, control, beat, check)
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beat down(verb, control, beat, check)
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blot out(verb, beat, remove, ruin)
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blow away(verb, beat, ruin, suppress)
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blow sky high(idiom, oppose, expose, counter)
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break in(verb, control, beat, check)
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bring down(upset, crush, shame, subdue)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
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burn down(oppose, crush, expose, counter)
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calm down(verb, calm, dull, quiet)
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can it(verb, calm, subdue, relax)
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cancel out(oppose, crush, expose, counter)
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cast down(upset, crush, shame, humiliate)
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choke back(verb, stop, restrain, curb)
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