A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 20 Oct '24
Give a lecture, say
Thu, 4 Jul '24
Take to task
Wed, 26 Jun '24
Give a talking-to
Thu, 20 Jun '24
Dress down
Sun, 24 Dec '23
Dress down
Fri, 16 Jun '23
Tear into