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161 entries under expression topic. ×
| come down hard on(idiom, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| crack down on(verb, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| criticize harshly(verb, abuse, criticize, censure) | |
| criticize hatefully(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) | |
| criticize severely(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand) | |
| cut up(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) | |
| drag over the coals(verb, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| draw the line(idiom, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| eat out(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) | |
| fall foul of(verb, phrasal verb, disapprobation) | |
| find guilty(verb, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| get after(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) | |
| give a going over(idiom, censure, caution, rebuke) | |
| give a hard time(idiom, bother, criticize, condemn) | |
| give a talking-to(verb, idiom, reprimand, rebuke) | |
| give comeuppance(verb, reprimand, discredit, rebuke) | |
| give one hell(idiom, censure, reprimand, reproach) | |
| give the devil(verb, idiom, reprimand, discredit) | |
| give what for(verb, idiom, criticize, reprimand) | |
| go after(verb, oppose, criticize, censure) |
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