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To accuse of wrongdoing

To find fault with, to blame, to censure

To state under oath, to plead

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

Report another's wrongdoing; tell tales

To reprimand (someone)

To form a supposition

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Verb

To accuse of wrongdoing

file charges against

incriminate for

lay charges against

make accusations about

prefer charges against

recriminate for

bring to trial for

hold accountable

lodge complaint

put on trial for

take to court for

blow the whistle

hang something on

point finger at

point the finger

point the finger at

have the law on

blacken the name of

drag into court

pin the blame on

stick the blame on

hold responsible

take proceedings

institute legal proceedings

call to account

bring charges against

take legal action

lay the blame on

point a finger at

bring an action against

lay at one's door

bring a charge against

take legal action against

bring a suit against

assign guilt to

haul into court

blow the whistle on

file a complaint

face with charges

serve with a summons

lay at your door

bring before the court

take one to court

hold someone responsible

hold someone answerable

take the law on

see one in court

lay the blame on someone for

impute blame to

attribute liability to

hold answerable for

hold accountable for

hold responsible for

drop somebody in it

have the law on someone

bring an action against someone

institute legal proceedings against someone

bring an action

prefer charges against someone

proceed against

bring a case against

take into custody

cast aspersions on

make a charge against

make a complaint against

assign fault to

place the blame on

lay at the door of

assign liability to

consider guilty of

institute legal proceedings against

bring legal proceedings against

lay a bad trip on

lay a guilt trip on

put in the dock

bring suit against

put someone on trial

bring action against

involve in litigation

bring someone to trial

bring a criminal charge against

put someone in the dock

turn on the heat

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“It is ironic that if he had been accused of sex crimes while working with children, he would almost certainly have been placed on secret lists which schools have access to.”

Verb

To find fault with, to blame, to censure

“You turned up late, and she is probably lost and now, you accuse me of giving you the wrong venue?”

Verb

To state under oath, to plead

swear up and down

give an undertaking

draw conclusions

make a case for

give reasons for

lay down the law

pop the question

use as an excuse

shoot one's wad

shoot off one's mouth

have dibs on something

cross one's heart

give grounds for

set oneself up as

be disguised as

allege that one is

imply that one is

assert that one is

maintain that one is

represent oneself as

pass oneself off as

proclaim that one is

feign the identity of

lock horns with

put up argument

have bone to pick

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Verb

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

fulminate against

inveigh against

find fault with

give someone a dressing-down

tear a strip off

read the riot act

spread lies about

drag through the mud

take a swipe at

drag through the mire

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

do a hatchet job on

cast aspersions on

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Verb

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

find fault with

kick up a stink

inveigh against

speak out against

take exception to

lodge a complaint

make a complaint

put the boot in

be on at someone

raise objections

express disapproval

express disagreement

take issue with

raise objections to

make a song and dance

kick up a fuss about

kick up a stink about

express regret about

lodge a protest

express disapproval of

take a stand against

make a fuss about

make an objection

make a protest to

eat one's heart out

express sorrow about

shed tears over

kick up a rumpus

make a mountain out of a molehill

be hypercritical

make screeching

talk under your breath

cry over spilt milk

beat one's breast

cry over spilled milk

burst into tears

be brokenhearted

kick up a storm

call at the top of your voice

sound off about

bellyache about

jump down one's throat

complain vehemently about

thunder against

fulminate against

express objections

protest against

expostulate about

protest strongly at

criticize severely

declaim against

remonstrate about

express objections to

be in opposition

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

remonstrate against

make a stand against

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

be in opposition to

express sorrow for

keep complaining to

have a problem with

bend someone's ear

be on your back

breathe down someone's neck

give a hard time

give someone a hard time

draw the line at

express woe for

raise objection

express opposition

voice disapproval

take up the cudgels

be displeased by

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Verb

Report another's wrongdoing; tell tales

spill the beans

let the cat out of the bag

sell down the river

blow the whistle

act as an informer

put the finger on

sell someone down the river

spill your guts

drop the dime on

stab in the back

blow the whistle on

do the dirty on

point the bone at

break faith with

be unfaithful to

give someone a Judas kiss

give someone away

sell someone out

rat someone out

tell the police about

tell tales about

tell the authorities about

turn King's evidence

turn Queen's evidence

play someone false

be treacherous to

bite the hand that feeds you

turn state's evidence

bite the hand that feeds one

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Verb

To reprimand (someone)

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

let someone have it

rap over the knuckles

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a rating

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

give someone what for

tear off a strip

jump down one's throat

send someone away with a flea in their ear

read the riot act

give comeuppance

find fault with

express disapproval of

rap someone over the knuckles

point the finger at

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Verb

To form a supposition

have a suspicion

be inclined to think

think it likely

think it probable

be of the opinion

have a sneaking feeling

harbor suspicion

have a foreboding

have a sneaking suspicion

have sneaking suspicion

point the finger at

take for granted

come to the conclusion

draw the inference

be given to understand

take it as given

take as a hypothesis

philosophise^UK

be under the impression

philosophize^US

have a funny feeling

get the impression

have the feeling

be of the conviction

have as one's opinion

be conscious of

get the impression of

get the picture

be of the opinion that

calculate roughly

take it as read

be led to believe

regard as likely

contemplate the possibility of

be prepared for

see in the cards

go out on a limb

form an opinion of

have a hunch of

feel in one's bones

take something read

take something as given

take something for granted

formulate a theory

put one's faith in

have the impression

have funny feeling

put a figure on

take it for granted

have in prospect

look forward to

draw conclusions

have an idea that

think it likely that

take as gospel truth

contextualise^UK

editorialize^US

set a figure on

think of as being

regard as being

look on as being

form an impression of

have an awareness of

have a sensation of

contextualize^US

take something on board

editorialise^UK

venture a guess

calculate to be

express an opinion

make suppositions

build castles in air

run it up flagpole

beat one's brains

read between lines

think it conceivable

become cognizant of

be cognizant of

become aware of

become conscious of

catch the drift

feel in your bones

take the measure of

make a guess at

make an estimate of

jump to a conclusion

have a sneaking suspicion of

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