“You just have to bash the dough about a bit with your hands, squashing it into the table, reshaping it, pulling it, stretching it, squashing it again.”

Verb

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To make forceful contact with something

hit

come into collision with

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

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“I don't think it's so cleverly painted that it would lead people to bash into the wall.”

Verb

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To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

criticise^UK

criticize^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

give someone a bad press

nitpick about

tear a strip off

give something a battering

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

give someone a roasting

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

rap over the knuckles

give someone a dressing-down

go for the jugular

give someone a rollicking

trivialise^UK

give someone a bollocking

jump down one's throat

conduct a smear campaign against

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

call over the coals

criticize strongly

review unfavorably

jump down someone's throat

look down one's nose at

give something a bad press

blacken someone's reputation

give a tongue-lashing

put someone on the griddle

put someone on the hot seat

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

give someone what for

put on the mat

blow up at

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

rap someone the knuckles

give someone a rating

demonize^US

demonise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

satirize^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

satirise^UK

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

jibe at

sneeze at

blacken the character of

sully someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

not do justice to

turn your nose up at

express disapproval of

express a poor opinion of

treat disrespectfully

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

write false reports about

drag name through mud

turn up one's nose

slap someone's wrist

kick up a stink about

drag someone's name through the mire

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

set too little store by

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

speak of with disfavour

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

hurt somebody's feelings

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

defame someone's character

have a crack at

make cutting remarks about

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

argue

spoof

go on at

lose one's temper with

take to the woodshed

keep after

have someone on the carpet

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

protest against

take issue

frown upon

express disagreement with

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“Max Bialystock then conspires with a meek accountant to deliberately create a failsafe failure that critics would bash to bits.”

Verb

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To defeat heavily in a contest

pulverise^UK

pulverize^US

give someone a drubbing

blow away

turn inside out

bring someone to their knees

snow under

win a resounding victory over

give someone a hiding

walk over

blow out of the water

give someone a pasting

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

outmaneuver^US

get the upper hand over

put someone in their place

gain the upper hand over

gain the advantage over

beat the daylights out of

throw back in confusion

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

vaporize^US

wipe from the face of the earth

clean up

wipe off the face of the earth

vaporise^UK

beat the stuffing out of

beat the tar out of

beat the crap out of

beat the daylight out of

knock the daylight out of

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Verb

▲

To cause significant damage to something

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

put out of commission

wipe from the face of the earth

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Noun

▲

A party or social event

reveling^US

revelling^UK

unrestrained behavior

birthday get-together

reveler^US

reveller^UK

festival of music and drama

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“Hold a bash for your best customers and ask for a donation as the price of admission.”

Noun

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A heavy hit or collision

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

clangour^UK

clangor^US

clamour^UK

clamor^US

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“The oaf wouldn't know the difference between a crotchet, a quaver, and a bash in the chops with a bassoon.”

Noun

▲

An attempt at doing something

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

programme^UK

program^US

window of opportunity

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“He's prepared to have a bash at discussing it intelligently.”

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