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To criticize or censure harshly

To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

To condemn or denounce loudly, forcefully or angrily

To express displeasure or indignation towards someone or something

Verb

To criticize or censure harshly

give a talking-to

lay down the law

rake over the coals

read the riot act

inveigh against

haul over the coals

find fault with

give someone a dressing-down

remonstrate with

tear off a strip

give someone a telling-off

let someone have it

cast aspersions on

rap over the knuckles

give someone a roasting

give someone a wigging

give someone a bollocking

give someone what for

give someone an earful

give someone a rollicking

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone hell

fulminate against

give someone a row

give someone a rating

give a bad press to

vituperate against

give someone some stick

throw brickbats at

give some stick to

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

slap someone's wrist

tear a strip off

call on the carpet

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

do a hatchet job on

drag through the mud

lose one's temper with

pass strictures upon

give the business

conduct a smear campaign against

protest against

give a piece of one's mind

blacken the name of

bring into disrepute

spread lies about

give a bad name

bite someone's head off

animadvert upon

take to the woodshed

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

give a tongue-lashing

rake over coals

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

call to account

criticize harshly

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

call over the coals

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

give going-over

give piece of mind

snap someone's head off

give comeuppance

point the finger

express disapproval of

throw the book at

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

rap on knuckles

strongly criticize

give someone stick

come down hard on

give a black eye

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

have someone on the carpet

jump down someone's throat

blacken someone's reputation

kick up a fuss about

vociferate about

mouth off about

kick up a stink about

give something a bad press

declaim against

hurl insults at

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

drag through the mire

spread scandal about

bring discredit to

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

run smear campaign

rip up and down

tar and feather

tell lies about

cut to the quick

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

sully someone's reputation

blacken the character of

give someone a bad press

go for the jugular

drag someone's name through the mud

take down a peg

burn someone's ears

kick in the teeth

write false reports about

pin your ears back

spread tales about

take a swipe at

put someone on the griddle

drag name through mud

drag someone's name through the mire

put someone on the hot seat

cut down to size

give a rough time

assault verbally

give something a battering

drag through mud

cast a slur upon

criticize unfairly

knock off high horse

cast aspersions

jump on one's case

slap in the face

hit where one lives

speak of with disfavour

be unkind about

be malicious about

express strong disapproval of

shoot full of holes

injure one's reputation

damage one's good name

taint someone's name

tarnish someone's name

regard with disgust

put in a bad light

injure the reputation of

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

soil someone's name

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

feel revulsion to

show in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

characterize^US

defame someone's character

hold up to ridicule

treat with contempt

take the mickey

cock a snook at

poke mullock at

take the piss out of

characterise^UK

label negatively

accuse of being

do a disservice to

take advantage of

do the dirty on

do an injustice to

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“The same people who rail against officials often lack an understanding and appreciation of not only the basics but also, as it were, the art of reffing.”

Verb

To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

raise objections

express objections

protest against

express disagreement

express disapproval

express objections to

lodge a protest

take exception to

be in opposition

express disagreement with

express disapproval of

lodge a protest against

raise objections to

remonstrate against

be in opposition to

take issue with

have a problem with

take a stand against

draw the line at

make a fuss about

kick up a stink

raise objection

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

make an objection

take offence^UK

take offense^US

express opposition

oppose strongly

complain vociferously about

speak out against

inveigh against

find fault with

express a poor opinion of

be an adversary of

make a protest to

object noisily to

protest loudly to

complain vociferously to

object strongly to

take something the wrong way

go off in a huff

take something amiss

show displeasure

raise an objection

come out against

take umbrage at

take a dim view

take offence at

look askance at

not take kindly to

take a dim view of

voice disapproval

take up the cudgels

be displeased by

expostulate about

fulminate against

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

criticize severely

thunder against

remonstrate about

take great exception to

be at variance with

withhold assent

express objection

be at odds with

fail to agree with

put up an argument

say not a chance

decline to support

say nothing doing

refuse to support

fly in the face of

struggle against

set your face against

be in defiance of

lock horns with

take up arms against

dig in your heels

refuse to accept

shoot off one's mouth

speak your mind

mouth off about

vociferate about

animadvert upon

call in question

stand up and be counted against

not countenance

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Verb

To condemn or denounce loudly, forcefully or angrily

expostulate about

express disapproval of

inveigh against

fulminate against

oppose strongly

protest strongly at

declaim against

make a fuss about

remonstrate about

make a protest against

speak out against

complain bitterly about

raise objections to

take issue with

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

criticize severely

take exception to

make a stand against

take a stand against

put up a fight against

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

thunder against

take great exception to

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Verb

To express displeasure or indignation towards someone or something

feel aggrieved about

take exception to

take offence at

take umbrage at

be annoyed about

be displeased about

be resentful of

be bitter about

feel bitter about

take something amiss

bear a grudge about

feel aggrieved at

be displeased at

have hard feelings about

feel envious of

feel jealous of

harbour a grudge against

take offence^UK

take offense^US

harbor a grudge

have hard feelings

show antipathy towards

take as an insult

take something ill

be in a huff about

be rubbed wrong way

harbour a grudge about

get nose out of joint

be pissed off about

give unwillingly

be dissatisfied with

give reluctantly

give stintingly

give resentfully

not take kindly to

be displeased by

be irritated by

be affronted by

eat your heart out

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