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| English | Russian |
| become the butt of someone's ridicule/criticism/sarcasm | попасться на зубок (VLZ_58) |
| become the object of someone's mockery/biting criticism/gossip | попасться на зубок (VLZ_58) |
| deliver a barrage of criticism | обрушить волну критики (China is the biggest foreign holder of US debt and the country's state-run media have delivered a barrage of criticism of Washington's handling of the debt crisis, which they have described as a "ticking time-bomb." 4uzhoj) |
| deliver a barrage of criticism | обрушить вал критики (China is the biggest foreign holder of US debt and the country's state-run media have delivered a barrage of criticism of Washington's handling of the debt crisis, which they have described as a "ticking time-bomb." 4uzhoj) |
| stoke criticism | подливать масло в огонь критики (Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk) |