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at the hands of sb
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(Definition of at the hands of sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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at the drop of a hat idiom
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at the end of the day idiom
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at the end of your tether idiom
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at the expense of sb idiom
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at the expense of sth idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
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at the push of a button idiom
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at the risk of doing sth idiom
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at the same time idiom
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at the stroke of a pen idiom
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at the top of your voice idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Treating people or animals badly
Synonyms and related words:
- a raw deal idiom
- batten on sb phrasal verb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- be put upon phrasal verb
- bleed sb dry idiom
- harassment noun
- have your knife into sb idiom
- hell noun
- hit sb where it hurts idiom
- ill-treat verb
- persecute verb
- persecution noun
- persecutor noun
- pick on sb phrasal verb
- prey on sb phrasal verb
- trample verb (TREAT WITHOUT RESPECT)
- treat sb like dirt idiom
- trespass on/upon sth phrasal verb
- tyrannical adjective
- tyrannize verb
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