157 entries under expression topic. ×

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dress down(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, abuse)
12
bawl out(verb, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
11
chew out(verb, oppose, criticize, censure)
6
tick off(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize)
6
rail at(verb, abuse, criticize, reprimand)
6
take to task(verb, idiom, charge, oppose)
4
jump all over(verb, idiom, reprimand, reproach)
4
jump on(verb, oppose, censure, blame)
3
call down(censure, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
3
speak to(criticize, censure, condemn, rebuke)
2
call on the carpet(verb, idiom, oppose, criticize)
2
come down on(verb, idiom, criticize, censure)
2
find fault with(verb, idiom, charge, criticize)
2
give it to(verb, idiom, attack)
2
go up against(idiom, take, meet, oppose)
2
sit on(verb, oppose, censure, pay)
2
talk to(criticize, censure, condemn, rebuke)
2
tear apart(charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
1
beat off(verb, reject, disregard, oppose)
1
bit the bullet(idiom, take, meet, oppose)
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