140 entries under demean topic. ×

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dump on(verb, expression, attack, dismiss, push)
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explode(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, dislike)
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expose(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, dislike)
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give a black eye(verb, expression, idiom, mark, push)
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knock(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, scorn)
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mudsling(verb, attack, reduce, ruin, oppose)
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pan(verb, attack, reduce, dismiss, destroy)
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pooh pooh(expression, attack, criticize, scorn, disparage)
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put down(verb, expression, reduce, ruin, oppose)
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scorch(verb, mark, dismiss, push, slight)
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shoot down(verb, expression, reduce, oppose, destroy)
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shoot full of holes(expression, idiom, oppose, criticize, scorn)
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show up(expression, ruin, oppose, destroy, shame)
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slam(verb, break, attack, reduce, dismiss)
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squash(verb, break, destroy, crush, criticize)
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squelch(oppose, criticize, scorn, expose, disparage)
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take a swipe at(expression, idiom, criticize, scorn, insult)
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take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, attack, reduce)
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abase(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, damage)
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abash(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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