charge
verb
to claim that someone or something is bad or has done something bad
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To make a criticism or accusation
level at
to criticize or accuse someone
impute to
to say that someone or something has a specific quality, especially a bad one, or is guilty of something
lay something at someone’s door
to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened
dish out
if someone dishes out something such as criticism or punishment, they criticize or punish someone severely
stick on
to say that someone is responsible for something bad
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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