158 entries under expression topic. ×

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scoff at(verb, slight, criticize, lower)
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set upon(verb, attack, criticize, blast)
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shoot down(verb, cut, attack, criticize)
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show up(verb, phrasal verb, attack, ruin)
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skin alive(verb, push, slight, abuse)
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slap in the face(verb, idiom, push, slight)
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sneer at(verb, phrasal verb, slight, criticize)
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speak evil of(idiom, insult, slander, libel)
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take away(criticize, condemn, blame, disparage)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, slight, criticize)
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take rug out from under(verb, idiom, ruin, oppose)
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take swipe at(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
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take to task(verb, idiom, attack, criticize)
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tear apart(sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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tear into(verb, attack, abuse, criticize)
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tell off(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
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throw stones at(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
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work over(verb, attack, criticize, blast)
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write off(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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assault verbally(verb, criticize, blame, argue)
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