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to be like a bear with a sore head
F
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English |
To growl, to protest in anger. |
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to be mistaken
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
Desmentirle y dejarle mal a los ojos de otros |
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to be on (poss) back
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English |
to express disapproval of someone |
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to be on air
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English |
Broadcast on radio or television. If a programme is on the air, it is being broadcast on radio or television. |
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to be up in arms
F
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English |
To growl, to protest in anger. |
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to be wrong
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English |
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to be/get hauled somebody over the coals
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English |
To criticize; to speak angrily to someone because they have done something you disapprove of. |
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to besmirch the honor of
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English |
To cause harm or damage to (the reputation of someone or something). |
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to bite someone s head off
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English |
To criticize; to speak to someone angrily when there is no reason to. |
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to bite your tongue/lip
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
to stop yourself from saying something that might upset or annoy someone |
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to blackens sb s name
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English |
To spoil someone s reputation. |
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to blow a fuse
F
|
English |
To growl, to protest in anger. |
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to blow your stack
F
|
English |
To growl, to protest in anger. |
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to breathe fire
F
|
English |
To growl, to protest in anger. |
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to bring down a notch or two
|
English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to bring down a notch or two
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to bring down a peg or two
|
English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to bring down a peg or two
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to bring into disrepute
Fr
|
English |
To give (something) a bad name. |
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to bring s.o. down a peg
|
English |
To do something to show someone that they are not as good as they
thought they were |
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to bring sth up
|
English |
Raise a matter for discussion or consideration |
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to burst a blood vessel
F
|
English |
To growl, to protest in anger.
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to call every name in the book
|
English |
To insult or criticize somebody. |
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to call spade a spade
|
English |
To say the truth about something, even if it is not polite or pleasant |
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to cast aspersions on
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English |
to express disapproval of someone |
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to chew out
|
English |
To tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong. |
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to clear your throat
F
|
English |
cough slightly so as to speak more clearly |
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to come between
|
English |
To cause disagreement between (people or groups). |
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to come down on sb like a ton of bricks
|
English |
To punish someone very quickly and severely |
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to come down on sb like a ton of bricks
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
To punish someone very quickly and severely |
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to come under fire
|
English |
To be criticized. |
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to curse a blue streak
|
English |
To curse a great deal; quickly and without stopping. |
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to cuss out
|
English |
To shout offensive words at someone because you are annoyed with them. |
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to cut down to size
|
English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to cut down to size
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to dish out
|
English |
To give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully. |
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to do the rounds
|
English |
to spread, propagate something |
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to drag (poss) name through the mire
|
English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to drag (poss) name through the mire
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to drag (poss) name through the mud
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to drag (your) name through the mud
|
English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to drag through the mud
|
English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to drag through the mud
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to draw the longbow
|
English |
To lie or to exaggerate. |
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to drop a hint to
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
To say something in an informal or indirect way |
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to dump on
|
English |
To criticize (someone) severely. |
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to eat alive
|
English |
to express disapproval of someone |
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to eff and blind
|
English |
To swear, using words that are considered offensive. |
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to fall out
|
English |
to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them. |
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to feed propaganda
|
English |
to spread, propagate something |