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fluff off(verb, phrasal verb, shame, disgrace)
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give a black eye(verb, idiom, shame, stain)
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give a hard time(verb, idiom, criticize, condemn)
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knock bottom out(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, feelings)
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knock props from under(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, feelings)
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look down on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, slight)
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lose face(verb, shame, stain, disparage)
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make a fool of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, crush)
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make ashamed(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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make eat dirt(verb, idiom, upset, crush)
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make one feel small(verb, idiom, upset, crush)
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mark down(verb, phrasal verb, break, reduce)
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play down(verb, phrasal verb, crush, confuse)
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poke full of holes(verb, idiom, feelings, explode)
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poor mouth(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage)
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pull down(verb, upset, crush, shame)
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put away(verb, phrasal verb, upset, crush)
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put one away(verb, idiom, upset, crush)
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put out of countenance(verb, idiom, crush, confuse)
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put to shame(verb, idiom, upset, crush)
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