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To savagely injure, especially by clawing, tearing or scratching

To tear, rip or wound

To physically tear apart

To criticize extremely severely

To completely destroy or devastate

To belittle or express disapproval of

To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse

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Verb

To savagely injure, especially by clawing, tearing or scratching

Verb

To tear, rip or wound

tears to shreds

gives offence to

cuts to the quick

hurts somebody's feelings

makes miserable

hurts the feelings of

causes suffering to

causes anguish to

puts your back up

puts someone's nose out of joint

breaks the heart of

rubs up the wrong way

discombobulates

causes suffering

pushes the buttons of

causes someone distress

breaks one's heart

dampens spirits

puts a damper on

puts into a funk

gets under your skin

gets a rise out of

gives a hard time

gives someone the hump

gives the cold shoulder

hits where one lives

raises your hackles

ruffles one's feathers

makes somebody's hackles rise

upsets the applecart

treats with contempt

treats contemptuously

makes jokes about

treads on someone's toes

causes offence to

treats disrespectfully

casts aspersions on

steps on one's toes

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Verb

To physically tear apart

Verb

To criticize extremely severely

criticizea severely

picks to pieces

takes to pieces

finds fault with

throws brickbats at

does a hatchet job on

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

gives something a battering

gives someone bondi

pulls to pieces

criticizes harshly

goes for the jugular

inveighs against

casts aspersions on

gives a tongue-lashing

tears a strip off

gives a bad press to

vituperates against

gives some stick to

animadverts upon

fulminates against

hauls over the coals

drags through the mud

gives someone hell

gives someone a roasting

tears off a strip

remonstrates with

reads the riot act

gives someone a rollicking

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a bollocking

lets someone have it

gives someone a dressing-down

gives a talking-to

rakes over the coals

speaks badly of

tears to shreds

gives someone a caning

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

blackens the name of

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

puts on the mat

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a row

gives someone what for

gives someone some stick

marginalizes^US

marginalises^UK

gives a bad name

lays down the law

does a number on

spreads lies about

sullies the reputation of

complains about

passes strictures upon

takes down a peg

takes to the woodshed

slaps someone's wrist

casts a slur on

brings into disrepute

bites someone's head off

jumps down one's throat

gives a black eye

blackens the reputation of

conducts a smear campaign against

passes judgment

gives the business

blackens the character of

jumps down someone's throat

take issue with

cuts to the quick

cuts down to size

bellyaches about

calls to account

sounds off about

looks down one's nose at

assaultsq verbally

brings under fire

reviews unfavorably

criticizea strongly

gets angry with

shows someone up

thunders against

exposes to ridicule

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

protests against

holds up to shame

gives comeuppance

knocks off high horse

speaks of with disfavour

takes exception to

criticizes hatefully

gives someone a carpeting

gives black eye

criticizes unfairly

holds someone to blame

holds accountable

holds responsible

gives bad press

calls on the carpet

burns one's ears

gives a hard time

declaims against

has someone on the carpet

shoots full of holes

takes a swipe at

drags over the coals

raps someone the knuckles

discountenances

points finger at

blows whistle on

hangs something on

lays at one's door

sends up the river

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Verb

To completely destroy or devastate

Verb

To belittle or express disapproval of

Verb

To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse

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