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name calling

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[call names] {v. phr.} To use ugly or unkind words when speaking to someone or when talking about someone. - Usually used by or to children. * /Bill got so […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[calling down] also [dressing down] {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding; reprimand. * /The judge gave the boy a calling down for speeding./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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