196 entries under criticize topic. ×

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pull apart(expression, charge, scorn, condemn)
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punish(verb, attack, censure, discipline)
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rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
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rap(censure, blast, caution, reproach)
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read out(expression, charge, scorn, condemn)
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read the riot act(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
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ream(verb, censure, discipline, reprimand)
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rebuff(verb, charge, reject, turn, slight)
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remonstrate(verb, charge, scorn, condemn)
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rip into(verb, expression, attack, condemn)
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scorch(verb, attack, reprimand, reproach)
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scorn(verb, meet, oppose, provoke)
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seek redress
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skin(verb, blast, flay)
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slap on the wrist(expression, idiom, condemn, blame)
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slate(verb, attack, scorn, condemn)
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subject to criticism
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take down(expression, condemn, blame, reproach)
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take down a peg(expression, idiom, condemn, blame)
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take stock
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