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take to task(verb, expression, charge, attack)
7
find fault with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge)
5
call to account(verb, expression)
5
give a dressing-down(verb, expression)
4
bring to book(verb, expression)
3
have words with
3
jump all over(verb, expression, charge, criticize)
2
blow the whistle on(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
call on the carpet(verb, expression, attack, praise)
2
climb all over(verb, expression, charge, oppose)
2
come down on(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
2
cut to the quick(expression, sound, insult, offend)
2
do a number on(expression, sound, insult, offend)
2
find fault(verb, expression, abuse, criticize)
2
give a black eye(expression, sound, insult, offend)
2
lay a bad trip on(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
let one have it(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
lower the boom(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
pass the buck(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
2
point the finger(expression, charge, criticize, censure)
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