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What is another word for
went for the jugular
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Past tense for to exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort
Past tense for to criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly
Past tense for to make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
Past tense for to compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something
Past tense for to express a different opinion
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort
went for the kill
went for the throat
“I hope against hope that he learns how to
go for the jugular
sometime soon.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly
attacked
criticised
UK
criticized
US
abused
censured
condemned
berated
blasted
castigated
chastised
impugned
rebuked
assailed
bashed
denigrated
flamed
reprimanded
admonished
caned
denounced
reprobated
slated
blistered
bollocked
panned
reviled
savaged
chid
chided
knocked
potshotted
refuted
slammed
vituperated
hammered
reproached
rollicked
rubbished
sledged
vilified
maligned
pilloried
pummelled
UK
pummeled
US
reprehended
roasted
slashed
belaboured
UK
belabored
US
crucified
derogated
dissed
lambasted
reproved
bagged
carpeted
deprecated
disparaged
harangued
blamed
excoriated
fustigated
objurgated
scathed
trashed
argued with
assaulted verbally
bawled out
chewed out
cut up
disagreed with
dressed down
fulminated against
jumped on
laid into
piled in
pulled apart
put down
reamed out
remonstrated with
sailed into
shot down
slagged off
started in
started on
took on
tore into
vituperated against
found fault with
gave someone hell
picked holes in
picked to pieces
took to pieces
took to task
bit someone's head off
hauled over the coals
had a go at
jumped on one's case
rapped over the knuckles
snapped someone's head off
gave a rocket
gave someone a bad press
gave someone a bollocking
gave someone a roasting
gave someone a rollicking
lashed out
jumped down one's throat
tore off a strip
tore a strip off
flayed
lashed
skewered
rated
bad-mouthed
took apart
ran down
pulled to pieces
tore to pieces
jumped down someone's throat
taken on
torn into
given someone hell
taken to pieces
taken to task
bitten someone's head off
gone for the jugular
given a rocket
given someone a bad press
given someone a bollocking
given someone a roasting
given someone a rollicking
torn off a strip
torn a strip off
read the riot act
upbraided
cast aspersions on
scolded
railed against
let someone have it
hit out at
laced into
aspersed
pitched into
rapped
slurred
told off
inveighed against
insulted
tongue-lashed
run down
railed at
come down on
called down
lectured
ragged
trimmed
cut down
ticked off
scored
slandered
poured scorn on
chastened
keelhauled
basted
wigged
calumniated
rowed
traduced
jawed
decried
lit into
mauled
raked over the coals
scorched
pulled up
ranted at
slapped down
railed
beat up on
thrown brickbats at
threw brickbats at
ripped
defamed
reamed
belittled
spread lies about
vilipended
smeared
yelled at
slighted
libeled
US
libelled
UK
put on the mat
arraigned
besmirched
curst
cursed
contemned
gave someone a dressing-down
given someone a dressing-down
came down on
given a talking-to
gave a talking-to
nagged
disapproved of
nitpicked about
carped at
dumped on
cavilled at
criticizes severely
zapped
bagged on
found fault
discredited
given someone a telling-off
gave someone a telling-off
given someone an earful
gave someone an earful
gave someone a rating
gave someone a mouthful
laid down the law
given someone a rating
given someone a mouthful
stigmatized
US
scourged
carped
stigmatised
UK
given someone a caning
given someone a row
gave someone a wigging
gave someone a row
gave someone a caning
given someone a wigging
gave someone what for
given someone what for
slanged
injured
beat
ripped into
lashed into
taunted
dragged through the mud
tied into
denunciated
did a hatchet job on
done a hatchet job on
hit
slagged
brought into disrepute
put someone on the griddle
clobbered
put someone on the hot seat
slugged
blackened the name of
gave a bad press to
given a bad press to
recriminated
caviled
US
cavilled
UK
sullied the reputation of
blackened the reputation of
conducted a smear campaign against
cut to the quick
expostulated
ragged on
cut to bits
leaned on
brought to book
sent someone away with a flea in their ear
blew up
nagged at
blown up
trounced
slapped someone's wrist
taken apart
animadverted on
gave flak to
given flak to
gave some stick to
given some stick to
blackened
drubbed
slapped
debased
accused
growled
riled
scarified
demonized
US
dug
jinxed
demonised
UK
offended
slang
destroyed
whipped
shellacked
faulted
spoken ill of
spoke ill of
minimized
US
discounted
crawled all over
persecuted
oppressed
spoken evil of
spoke evil of
dispraised
cried down
visited
pinned your ears back
inveighed
fluffed
skinned
slogged
hosed
zinged
miscalled
minimised
UK
thrown mud at
threw mud at
gave a bad name
given a bad name
torn to pieces
cautioned
threaped
weighed into
exprobrated
raked
torn apart
tore apart
gave a black eye
given a black eye
disciplined
complained about
torn down
tore down
cussed out
called names
shouted at
picked at
given something a battering
gave something a battering
monished
jawboned
ripped up
done a number on
did a number on
given someone bondi
gave someone bondi
lashed out at
preached
passed strictures upon
passed judgment
sounded off
kept after
called on the carpet
carped on
given someone some stick
opposed
harshed
laid out
climbed all over
trash-talked
dragged over the coals
rapped someone the knuckles
praught
gave someone some stick
given the business
skinned alive
meted out punishment to
had someone on the carpet
gave the business
made an example of
fried
picked on
taught a lesson
took
taken
beaten
burnt someone's ears
burned someone's ears
barked at
spoke badly of
spoken badly of
hitten
hat
backbitten
rid
backbit
rode
ridden
done down
did down
nit-picked
went after
gone after
taken down
took down
blew up at
lay out
blown up at
criticizes strongly
criticized strongly
threw shade
given bad press
gave bad press
thrown shade
blown off
swore at
blew off
sworn at
given something a bad press
gave something a bad press
took to the woodshed
went on at
gone on at
taken to the woodshed
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
strove
strived
attempted
tried
aimed
aspired
endeavoured
UK
struggled
endeavored
US
laboured
UK
sought
toiled
undertook
essayed
ventured
worked
wrought
strained
assayed
competed
contended
labored
US
drove
drave
fought
pushed
hustled
jockeyed
scrambled
travailed
drudged
moiled
offered
ploughed
UK
plowed
US
scrabbled
slaved
slogged
sweated
sweat
tackled
applied oneself
exerted oneself
exerted yourself
made an effort
tried hard
busted a gut
made every effort
pegged away
spared no effort
banged away
beavered away
bent over backwards
broke your neck
did all one can
fell over backwards
went all out
went for it
had a go at
jumped through hoops
knocked oneself out
leaned over backwards
leant over backwards
ruptured yourself
tried for
bore down
dug away
did all you can
did one's best
did your best
did your damnedest
did your utmost
made an all-out effort
shot for
took on
had a crack at
had a stab at
left no stone unturned
gave it a whirl
gave it your all
gave it your best shot
went for broke
pulled out all the stops
went the limit
dug deep
dug deeper
Verb
▲
Past tense for to compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something
vied
contended
fought
competed
battled
contested
struggled
challenged
opposed
rivalled
UK
rivaled
US
wrestled
strove
strived
grappled
raced
jostled
feuded
jockeyed
matched
pushed
warred
countered
pitted
bucked
played
crossed swords
locked horns
waged war
played off
went for
jockeyed for position
scrambled for
went for broke
matched yourself against
went for the gold
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▲
Past tense for to express a different opinion
disagreed
argued
debated
bickered
clashed
disputed
quarrelled
UK
quarreled
US
wrangled
opposed
altercated
challenged
conflicted
contested
contradicted
feuded
gainsaid
rowed
sparred
contended
scrapped
spatted
spat
squabbled
controverted
disaccorded
discepted
dissented
objected
quibbled
battled
brawled
discorded
fought
haggled
paltered
skirmished
warred
zapped
had words
laid into
took issue
took issue with
took on
crossed swords
jumped on
locked horns
contradicted each other
set to
let someone have it
ripped into each other
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