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pin it on(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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point finger at(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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rap on knuckles(expression, censure, caution, rebuke)
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read the riot act(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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send up the river(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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slap on the wrist(expression, criticize, condemn, blame)
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slap on wrist(expression, censure, caution, rebuke)
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take down a peg(expression, criticize, condemn, blame)
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tell a thing or two(expression, censure, caution, rebuke)
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thumbs down on(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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be critical of
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be strict with
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bear a grudge
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bring to task(verb, attack, praise, criticize)
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get angry with(expression, criticize, blast, flay)
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get it in the neck
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give the dickens(expression, reproach, scold, chastise)
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great discredit
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haul over the coals(verb, attack, praise, criticize)
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have a go at(expression, criticize, censure, blast)
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