Abuses
Exploits
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Kick the Dog: Kenny casually exploits and abuses Stevie and Stevie duly takes it all with the same devoted, sycophantic enthusiasm.
Source: Series / Eastbound & Down -
Throw the Dog a Bone: As much as the Company exploits and abuses the Westerlyns, if a family works for them hard and stays out of trouble, the 7th generation will be allowed to emigrate to Leith permanently and be given land there.
Source: Series / Killjoys -
Thénardier of Les Misérables, a selfish, greedy scoundrel who exploits and abuses the main female characters, steals from the dead, cheerfully backstabs anyone he knows for the right price, and in the epilogue becomes a successful slave trader after getting away with his crimes.
Source: Neutral Evil
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