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