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62 entries under idiom topic. ×
| take to task(verb, expression, charge, oppose) | |
| jump all over(verb, expression, reprimand, reproach) | |
| call on the carpet(verb, expression, oppose, criticize) | |
| come down on(verb, expression, criticize, censure) | |
| find fault with(verb, expression, charge, criticize) | |
| give it to(verb, expression, attack) | |
| go up against(expression, take, meet, oppose) | |
| bit the bullet(expression, take, meet, oppose) | |
| climb all over(verb, expression, charge, oppose) | |
| come down hard on(expression, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| come up against(verb, expression, meet, oppose) | |
| draw the line(expression, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| face up to(verb, expression, meet, oppose) | |
| fly in face of(expression, take, meet, oppose) | |
| give a going over(expression, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| give a hard time(expression, criticize, condemn, blame) | |
| give a talking-to(verb, expression, reprimand, reproach) | |
| give one hell(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach) | |
| give what for(verb, expression, criticize, reprimand) | |
| haul over the coals(expression, criticize, censure, reprimand) |
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