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some stick jaws sends someone away with a flea in their ear condemns blames excoriates rakes over the coals denounces puts on the mat jumps on attacks abuses reviles flames vituperates slates finds fault with disses chastens tears a strip off slams vilifies pans puts down nags blisters rips into reams lashes scorches slaps someone's wrist savages bashes disciplines pummels slashes scathes yells at goes on at lights into rails calls on the carpet jumps down one's throat knocks trashes roasts disparages harangues checks assails asperses potshots reprobates belabors slags off belabours takes to the woodshed gives a piece of one's mind scourges comes down hard on denigrates rubbishes crucifies cautions fulminates against corrects sails into bags brings to book accuses scarifies lessons monishes talks to leans on cavils punishes lashes into drubs slaps exprobates pillories maligns arraigns deprecates pulls apart canes carps at bad-mouths runs down inveighs against skewers calls to account 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lashes out at undervalues despises thunders frowns on underrates dismisses rants nags at fulminates challenges looks askance at discounts trash-talks passes strictures upon inveighs protests against objects plays down complains scoffs at detracts from does down writes off talks down minimises kisses off opposes strongly names speaks out against goes for the jugular fingers raises objections to speaks evil of complains vociferously about makes a fuss about argues with gripes about speaks ill of takes a stand against lays charges against prefers charges against abhors argues against spreads lies about lampoons brings into disrepute detests whines about carps about blackens the name of sullies the reputation of throws mud at blackens the reputation of fustigates protests downgrades grouses about grouches about moans about quibbles about declaims disputes trivializes fumes conducts a smear campaign against proscribes nitpicks over rages against thunders against gives a bad name beefs about bellyaches about whinges about mocks animadverts upon tears to shreds declaims against finds unacceptable lowers treats lightly implicates sounds off about gives something a bad press cites expostulates about protests strongly at remonstrates about cusses summonses spouts raves pooh-poohs discountenances sneers at lams into kicks against makes a protest against alleges jeers at nit-picks misprizes minifies gives something a battering does a number on wades into complains bitterly about kicks makes light of points finger at hangs something on attributes trivialises lets fly at disagrees violently with goes on about picks at skins alive frowns upon accuses of takes a dim view of arraigns for charges with brings charges against makes a stand against prosecutes for tries takes to court for makes accusations about puts on trial for casts a slur on brings to trial for impeaches for points the finger files charges against points a finger at puts up a fight against lets fly rounds on gets 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