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(idiomatic) To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavourable situation.
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(British spelling, transitive) To attack someone verbally.
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(idiomatic) To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.
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To nag, especially for an unpaid debt.
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(idiomatic) To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.
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(idiomatic) To cause blushing of someone's ears due to strong embarrassment.
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(chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
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(idiomatic) To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate them.
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(idiomatic) To have one's mouth wide open for a prolonged period.
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(colloquial, idiomatic) To get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.
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(Britain, idiomatic) To suffer some accident or misfortune; to fail.
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(idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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To ignore someone insultingly or slightingly.
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(idiomatic, informal) to treat someone badly or unfairly
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Alternative form of taste of one's own medicine [(idiomatic, usually preceded by a) Harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.]
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To do something tending to hasten someone's death or ruin.
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(idiomatic) To turn to comfort food in order to deal with one's emotional problems.
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Synonym of eat one's heart out
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(idiomatic) To turn on and attack members of one's own group or clique.
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(US and Canada, idiomatic) To prepare or fortify oneself for an activity requiring exertion.
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To betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation.
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(military, slang) To consciously accept or appreciate something that is extremely unpleasant but unavoidable.
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(idiomatic) To cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance.
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(idiomatic) To become overly ambitious or greedy.
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To put someone under a lot of pressure; to put someone in a very difficult situation.
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To hurt one's own interests, especially to damage the reputation of one's self, family or group.
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(idiomatic) To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.
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Alternative form of get a rise out of [(chiefly US, transitive, idiomatic) To obtain a reaction from someone, especially one of annoyance.]
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(informal) To hinder someone or interfere with their actions.
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(UK, informal) To receive severe criticism or punishment for something one has done.
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(informal, idiomatic) To act in an aggressive or hostile towards
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(idiomatic, humorous, informal) Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist
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(idiomatic, slang) To get into trouble.
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(transitive, informal) To take advantage of.
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(idiomatic, informal, chiefly US Southern) To have too much to say; talk too much; run at the mouth; to speak one's mind or voice one's opinion about a matter; blabber
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(informal, negative) To care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.
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(UK, slang) To verbally abuse or intimidate.
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(slang, vulgar) Pay a very high price for something.
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(idiomatic) To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.
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(idiomatic) To allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.
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(intransitive, idiomatic) To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.
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(idiomatic, dated) To harangue, criticize vigorously, berate, or ridicule someone.
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(idiomatic) To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.
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(idiomatic, slang) To punish; to rebuke.
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(idiomatic) To admonish or berate; to speak angrily at somebody.
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(idiomatic, in the negative) To not acknowledge someone; to snub someone; to disrespect someone; to ignore someone
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(transitive, idiomatic) To scold; to punish, especially verbally.
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Synonym of go for the throat
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(idiomatic) To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.
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To lead to someone suffering; to place someone in difficulty or danger.
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(slang) To do or say something without due thought or care.
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(idiomatic) To strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of his or her senses or mental faculties.
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(idiomatic) To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation and deal with it.
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(US, chiefly military and law enforcement slang) Synonym of have someone's back
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(informal) To feel very afraid; to be terrified or in dread.
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(slang, vulgar) To exercise total control over someone.
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(idiomatic, colloquial) to exercise total control over someone.
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(colloquial, sometimes humorous) To put someone in a disadvantageous position, as in an argument, such that someone doesn't have an appropriate answer or solution.
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(informal, archaic) To get even with someone; to give them what they deserve.
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(idiomatic) To be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.
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(idiomatic) To punish or subdue someone.
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(figuratively) To give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate
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Said of an assailant or other person.
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(idiomatic) To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.
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(idiomatic) To verbally assail someone.
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(idiomatic) To verbally assail a group, or the world in general.
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(idiomatic, by extension) To anticipate something eagerly.
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(idiomatic) Have a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.
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(UK) To lose courage and determination.
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(idiomatic) To lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate.
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(idiomatic, rare) To displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.
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to punish or discipline extremely harshly
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(idiomatic) to do acts of kindness that will be met with ingratitude and will cause one harm in the end
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Synonym of one's heart in one's mouth
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, attack: to begin attacking, to commence battle.
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Deliberately committed or designed to cause problems for another person.
n
(idiomatic) Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.
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Alternative form of yank someone's chain [(idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting.]
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To do another person's difficult work.
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(of a person) To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties.
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(idiomatic) To compel someone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.
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(UK, colloquial) To injure (someone) to the point that they need serious medical attention.
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To capture or pin down someone.
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(slang) To demand money from someone.
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(UK, idiomatic, slang, obsolete) To follow up something good with something inferior.
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Alternative form of turn in one's grave [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, in, one's, grave.]
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Alternative form of run off at the mouth [(idiomatic) To talk excessively.]
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(informal) To do someone a favour.
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To treat in the same way, especially as retaliation.
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(derogatory, idiomatic) To persistently bring ideas or material to the attention of a person.
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(idiomatic) To completely negate or undermine someone's argument or position on a topic.
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(idiomatic) To perform an action that inadvertently leads to trouble.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To kick or toss up the heels.
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(idiomatic) To cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs.
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(idiomatic, almost always preceded by a) A sincere but unsuccessful attempt.
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(obsolete, idiomatic) To take offence.
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(idiomatic) To unleash one's anger on (a person or thing other than the one that caused it)
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Synonym of strike someone's fancy
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(idiomatic, informal) To berate.
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(idiomatic) To deprive someone of the means of living.
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(idiomatic, usually preceded by a) Harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.
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(idiomatic) Synonym of taste of one's own medicine
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(idiomatic, informal) To punish someone.
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(idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic, vulgar) To express extreme anger, disgust, or hatred toward someone.
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To lord over someone by exerting dominance, following a successful confrontation; sometimes in a subtle or snide manner.
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Synonym of cast something in someone's teeth
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(intransitive) To raise both hands in the air in an exasperated manner.
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Synonym of trust someone as far as one could throw them
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To deliberately misconstrue what someone has said; to put words in someone's mouth
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Something potentially harmful or hurtful, such as criticism or insult, that nevertheless has no effect or impact on the target.
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(idiomatic, colloquial, usually with "give someone") An unspecified punishment or rebuke
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(idiomatic) To blame someone for something that is not their fault.
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