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26 entries under expression topic. ×
| how come | |
| bawling out(noun, censure, rebuke, admonition) | |
| calling down(noun, censure, rebuke, admonition) | |
| disciplinary action(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand) | |
| from what cause | |
| going over(noun, censure, rebuke, admonition) | |
| hard time(noun, censure, rebuke, admonition) | |
| just desserts(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand) | |
| on what account | |
| oral punishment(noun, censure, rebuke, admonition) | |
| pains and punishments | |
| punitive measures(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand) | |
| rough treatment(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand) | |
| short shrift(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand) | |
| slap on wrist(noun, idiom, rebuke, admonition) | |
| slave labor(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand) | |
| as to why | |
| evening of score(idiom, ruthlessness, avengment) | |
| eye for an eye(noun, idiom, compensation, redress) | |
| for what reason |
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