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